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单词 homilies
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homilies in British English

plural noun
homily
 

homily in British English

(ˈhɒmɪlɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -lies
1. 
a sermon or discourse on a moral or religious topic
2. 
moralizing talk or writing
Derived forms
homilist (ˈhomilist)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Church Latin homīlia, from Greek: discourse, from homilein to converse with, from homilos crowd, from homou together + ilē crowd

Examples of 'homilies' in a sentence
homilies

The homilies paid to the power of sport are now almost epic in scope.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There will be time for more than homilies on brushing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Homilies about how to network and visualise are vague and untested.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The homilies on globalisation and religion were a little predictable, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But you can't run an aggressive multinational by homilies alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Catholics, by contrast, wanted their homilies to be completed within ten minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But despite misfiring direction and cringeworthy homilies, it has energy.
The Sun (2013)
A little chat, with a few warming homilies thrown in among the warnings, perhaps.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The usual homilies about bagging the best deals and shopping around seem almost insulting.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He also seeks to elevate proceedings with homilies on the mysteries of memory.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
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