homily

hom·i·ly (h

-l

)

n. pl. hom·i·lies

1. A sermon, especially one intended to edify a congregation on a practical matter and not intended to be a theological discourse.

2. A tedious moralizing lecture or admonition.

3. An inspirational saying or platitude.

[Middle English omelie, from Old French, from Late Latin homlia, from Greek homli, discourse, from homlos, crowd; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

homi·list n.

homily [ˈhɒmɪlɪ]

n pl -lies

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a sermon or discourse on a moral or religious topic

2. moralizing talk or writing

[from Church Latin homīlia, from Greek: discourse, from homilein to converse with, from homilos crowd, from homou together + ilē crowd]

homilist n

homily

a sermon or serious admonition. — homilist, homilete, n.

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Noun

homily - a sermon on a moral or religious topic

preachment

preaching, sermon, discourse - an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

homily

noun sermon, talk, address, speech, lecture, preaching, discourse, oration, declamation a receptive audience for his homily on moral values

Translations

homily [ˈhɒmɪlɪ] N (homilies (pl)) → homilía f (fig) → sermón m

homily [ˈhɒmɪli] n → homélie f

homily

n → Predigt f; (fig also) → Sermon m (pej)

homily [ˈhɒmɪlɪ] n (frm) → omelia

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address Aelfric Ælfric Book of Homilies discourse divinity harangue homiletic homiletical homiletics Midrash oration perspective plenary postil preaching preachment Reading Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices	After favouring them with some heads of that discourse, he remarked that he considered the subject of the day's homily, ill-chosen; which was the less excusable, he added, when there were so many subjects "going about. Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context The priest addressed a hasty homily to the pair on the perils of life, on the duties they must, some day, inculcate upon their children,--throwing in, at this point, an indirect reproach to Ginevra on the absence of her parents; then, after uniting them before God, as the mayor had united them before the law, he left the now married couple. Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context He, a poor idiot, caged in his narrow cell, was as much lifted up to God, while gazing on the mild light, as the freest and most favoured man in all the spacious city; and in his ill-remembered prayer, and in the fragment of the childish hymn, with which he sung and crooned himself asleep, there breathed as true a spirit as ever studied homily expressed, or old cathedral arches echoed. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context	hometown homeward Homeward bound homeward(s) homeward-bound homewards homeware homework homework problem homeworker homeworking homey homichlophobia homicidal homicide Homicide by misadventure homicidomania homie Homiform Homilete homiletic homiletical homiletics Homilist Homilite homily hominal homing homing adaptor homing device homing guidance homing instinct homing mine homing pigeon homing torpedo hominian hominid Hominidae hominine hominization hominoid Hominoidea hominy hominy grits Homish Hommock Hommocky hommos homo Homo erectus Homo habilis	Homidium bromide Homie Homiel Homiel Homiel Voblast homier Homies Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth homiest Homiform Homilete homiletic homiletic homiletical homiletical homiletically homiletically homiletics homiletics homilies homilies homilies homilist homilist homilist homilists homilists homilists Homilite Homilite homily hominal hominal physiology Homine capto in withernam Homine eligendo Homine replegiando hominem hominem adire hominem adloqui hominem armis exuere hominem deserere hominem imitari hominem iubere facere hominem permulcere Homines Hostes Populi Romani hominess homing homing homing homing homing homing homing adapter homing adaptor Homing All the Way Homing All the Way Killer Homing All the Way Killer Assignment Zone Homing All the Way Killer Platoon Command Post Homing All the Way Killer/Missile Minder Homing and Kill

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After favouring them with some heads of that discourse, he remarked that he considered the subject of the day's homily, ill-chosen; which was the less excusable, he added, when there were so many subjects "going about.

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context

The priest addressed a hasty homily to the pair on the perils of life, on the duties they must, some day, inculcate upon their children,--throwing in, at this point, an indirect reproach to Ginevra on the absence of her parents; then, after uniting them before God, as the mayor had united them before the law, he left the now married couple.

Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context

He, a poor idiot, caged in his narrow cell, was as much lifted up to God, while gazing on the mild light, as the freest and most favoured man in all the spacious city; and in his ill-remembered prayer, and in the fragment of the childish hymn, with which he sung and crooned himself asleep, there breathed as true a spirit as ever studied homily expressed, or old cathedral arches echoed.

Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context

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