homiletics

 [hom-uh-let-iks]  

hom·i·let·ics

   [hom-uh-let-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
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Origin:
1820–30; see homiletic, -ics
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homiletics (ˌhɒmɪˈlɛtɪks)
 
—n
(functioning as singular) the art of preaching or writing sermons
 
[C17: from Greek homilētikos cordial, from homilein to converse with; see homily]

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