confession

noun
con*fes*sion \ kən-ˈfe-shən \
14th century{ds||1|a|}
  • an act of confessing; especially : a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation
  • a session for the confessing of sins
  • a statement of what is confessed: such as

self-confession

noun
self-con*fes*sion \ ˌself-kən-ˈfe-shən \
1650
  • open acknowledgment : avowal
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