单词 | homily |
释义 | homilyn. a. A religious discourse addressed to a congregation; a sermon; esp. a practical discourse with a view to the spiritual edification of the hearers, rather than for the development of a doctrine or theme: see quot. 1883. In the Church of England spec. applied to the discourses contained in the Books of Homilies published in 1547 and 1563 for use in parish churches. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > parts of service > homily > [noun] lorespellc1000 sermona1200 homilyc1386 collation1417 humble1550 pronea1670 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋1014 Of..Omelies and moralitee and of deuocion. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 191 Gregoire upon his Omelie Ayein the slouthe of prelacie Compleigneth him. c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Add. MS.) ix. 25 Seynte Austyn seithe in an Omelie. 1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1307/1 The omely or lecture vpon the seconde chapiter. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxiii After the Crede ended, shall folowe the Sermon or Homely, or some porcion of one of the Homelyes, as thei shalbe herafter deuided. 1562 Homilies (1859) Pref. 4 [The Queen] hath..caused a Book of Homilies, which heretofore was set forth by her most loving brother..to be printed anew. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. §8. 115 The good example of the Preacher is alwayes the most prevailing Homily; his life is his best Sermon. 1844 (title) The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church. Part I. The Homilies of Ælfric. 1883 P. Schaff tr. Herzog Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 1611 In the Western Church the terms ‘sermon’ and ‘homily’ were at first used interchangeably; but in time each came to designate a special kind of discourse. The sermon was a discourse developing a definite theme..The homily pursued the analytical method, and expounded a paragraph or verse of Scripture. 1886 H. Caine Son of Hagar ii. xvi The service was soon done, and then the parson delivered a homily. b. transferred. A serious admonition, exhortation or counsel; a lecture; a tedious moralizing discourse. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a discourse or lecture spellc888 predicationa1325 lessonc1330 collation1417 sermocination1514 discourse1533 lecture1536 descant1567 peroration1607 homilya1616 sermona1616 exercitation1632 transcursion1641 exhortatory1656 by-discourse1660 screed1748 purlicue1825 rhesis1840 talk1859 lecturette1867 chalk talk1881 pi-jaw1896 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 152 O most gentle Iupiter, what tedious homilie of Loue haue you wearied your parishioners withall. View more context for this quotation 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 252 There are homilies in nature's works worth all the wisdom of the schools. 1838 G. P. R. James Robber I. vi. 128 I vow and protest you have read them a homily as fair as any in the book. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. v. i. 4 Edith, after a long homily from the King, returned to Hilda. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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