Definition: "Confidentiality" in Christianity refers to a document that is not shared with others except with specific individuals or groups who have been granted access, often through a legal document or by church authority. This includes confederate confidences, which are written documents between church leaders and members, as well as personal confidences kept within the walls of churches and monasteries. In this context, the term "confidentiality" refers to the degree to which information is protected and accessible only to individuals who need it for specific purposes or to whom such access has been granted by authority.