confess vs reveal

confess

verb
  • To disclose or reveal. 

  • To hear or receive such a confession of sins from. 

  • To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in. 

  • To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution. 

  • To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. 

reveal

verb
  • To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. 

  • To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction. 

noun
  • The outer side of a window or door frame. 

  • A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story. 

How often have the words confess and reveal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )