exomologesis
noun
ex·o·mol·o·ge·sis
ˌeksəˌmäləˈjēsə̇s
plural exomologeses
-ēˌsēz
: a penitential rite with public confession of sins that was practiced in the early Christian church
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Late Greek exomologēsis, from Greek, confession, from exomologeisthai to confess (from ex out of, out + homologeisthai, present middle infinitive of homologein to agree, grant, confess, from homologos assenting, agreeing) + -sis