[hom-uh-lee] 
| 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. |
lē (fem.) crowd) + -ia -y 3 ; r. ME omelie < MF < L, as above
| hom·i·ly (hŏm'ə-lē) n. pl. hom·i·lies
[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. |
