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exomologesis
Exomologesis comes from Ancient Greek ἐξομολόγησις ‘confession’, and goes back to ὁμόλογος ‘in agreement’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμόλογοςhomólogos‘in agreement’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὁμολογέω‘confess’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξομολογέω‘confess’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξομολόγησιςexomológēsis‘confession’
- Englishearliest quotation 1959exomologesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμόλογοςhomólogos‘in agreement’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὁμολογέω‘confess’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξομολογέω‘confess’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐξομολόγησιςexomológēsis‘confession’
- Englishearliest quotation 1959exomologesis
Earliest quotation: 1959, Tertullian, ...: “Will the sinner knowingly spurn exomologesis, which has been…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος ‘in agreement’
Today it means
noun The rite of confession and repentance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος / exomologesis