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homiletic
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hom·i·let·ic  (hm-ltk) also hom·i·let·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Relating to or of the nature of a homily.
2. Relating to homiletics.

[Late Latin homlticus, from Greek homltikos, of conversation, from homltos, conversation, from homlein, to converse with, from homlos, crowd; see homily.]

homi·leti·cal·ly adv.

homiletic [ˌhɒmɪˈlɛtɪk], homiletical
adj
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a homily or sermon
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of homiletics
homiletically  adv
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Adj.1.homiletic - of the nature of a homily or sermon
2.homiletic - of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech"


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It has meant that the studies appearing here, even in the section that I have called "Pastoral Reflections," fail to reflect pastorally and homiletically on the news of the day.
The fourth essay, "Angelic Woodlice and Other Delights," tries to make the case that the proper response to the revelation of God in creation is joy: "Quite simply, joy is a virtue and we must practice it, show it forth `not only on our lips but in our lives,'" and concludes homiletically with "notes on the practice of joy.
 
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