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hom⋅i⋅ly

  [hom-uh-lee]
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–noun, plural -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.
Origin:
1545–55; < LL homīlia < Gk homīlía assembly, sermon, equiv. to hómīl(os) crowd (hom(oû) together + -īlos, masc. comb. form of lē (fem.) crowd) + -ia -y 3 ; r. ME omelie < MF < L, as above
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hom·i·ly   (hŏm'ə-lē)   
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 homīlia, from Greek homīliā, discourse, from homīlos, crowd; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.]
hom'i·list n.
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