Penitence
Penitence noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Self-confession and penitence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-confession" instead a noun "Penitence".
Self-confession
Self-confession noun - An open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself.
Usage example: by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his wife
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Synonyms for Self-confession
Penitence and self-confession are semantically related. You can use "Penitence" instead a noun phrase "Self-confession".
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Related pairs
- responsibility and penitence
- responsibility and self-confession
- rue and penitence
- rue and self-confession
- fault and penitence
- fault and self-confession
- confession and penitence
- confession and self-confession
- regret and penitence
- regret and self-confession
- remorse and penitence
- remorse and self-confession
- apology and penitence
- apology and self-confession
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