homily
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ə noun, plural hom·i·lies.
1.
a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
2.
an admonitory or moralizing discourse.
3.
an inspirational saying or cliché.
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| —n , pl -lies | |
| 1. | a sermon or discourse on a moral or religious topic |
| 2. | moralizing talk or writing |
| [C14: 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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
homily
late 14c., from O.Fr. omelie (12c.), from Church L. homilia "a homily, sermon," from Gk. homilia "conversation, discourse," used in N.T. Gk. for "sermon," from homilos "a crowd," from homou "together" + ile "troop" (cognate with Skt. melah "assembly," L. miles "soldier"). Hence homiletic, from Gk. homiletikos
"of conversation, affable," from homelein "associate with," from homilos.
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Example sentences
In fact, there is a sermon type cadence and ring to this sociopathic homily.
He led them in prayer that drowned out the protesters' cries and gave out a written homily in place of the regular sermon.
Coins and fertilizer should always be accessible in homily.
There are also several scenes in which one or the other is called upon to deliver a homily for the edification of the other monks.
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