homily

hom·i·ly  (hm-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.

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

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homi·list n.

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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

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homily

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

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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)

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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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homily [ˈhɒmɪlɪ] n (frm) → omelia