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homily

(hɒmɪli)

Word forms: plural homilies

countable noun

A homily is a speech or piece of writing in which someone complains about the state of something or tells people how they ought to behave.

[formal]

...a receptive audience for his homily on moral values.

Synonyms: sermon, talk, address, speech More Synonyms of homily

homily in British English

(ˈhɒmɪlɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -lies

a sermon or discourse on a moral or religious topic

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

homily in American English

(ˈhɑməli)

nounWord forms: plural ˈhomilies

a sermon, esp. one centering on Scriptural texts

a solemn, moralizing talk or writing, esp. if long or dull

Word origin

ME omelye < OFr omelie < LL(Ec) homilia, sermon < Gr, converse, instruction (in LGr(Ec), sermon) < homilos, assembly

Examples of 'homily' in a sentence
homily

You turn on and you know you're going to hear the little homily at the end.Tomorrow morning give the homily; do it right.I ask him how he would feel if he did not give a homily.

(noun) in the sense of sermon

Definition

a moralizing talk or piece of writing

a receptive audience for his homily on moral values

Synonyms

sermon

his first sermon as bishop

talk

The guide gave us a brief talk on the history of the site.

address

The president had scheduled an address to the people for that evening.

speech

He delivered his speech in French.

lecture

In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics.

preaching

discourse

He responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.

oration

a brief funeral oration

declamation

Her warnings and declamations went unheeded.

preachment

Additional synonyms

in the sense of address

Definition

a formal speech

The president had scheduled an address to the people for that evening.

Synonyms

speech,

talk,

lecture,

discourse,

sermon,

dissertation,

harangue,

homily,

oration,

spiel (informal),

disquisition

in the sense of declamation

Her warnings and declamations went unheeded.

Synonyms

speech,

address,

lecture,

rant,

tirade,

harangue,

oration,

recitation

in the sense of discourse

Definition

a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing

He responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.

Synonyms

speech,

talk,

address,

essay,

lecture,

sermon,

treatise,

dissertation,

homily,

oration,

disquisition,

whaikorero (New Zealand)

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单词	homily
释义	Trends of homily View usage for: homily (hɒmɪli) Word forms: plural homilies countable noun A homily is a speech or piece of writing in which someone complains about the state of something or tells people how they ought to behave. [formal] ...a receptive audience for his homily on moral values. Synonyms: sermon, talk, address, speech More Synonyms of 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 homily in American English (ˈhɑməli) nounWord forms: plural ˈhomilies 1. a sermon, esp. one centering on Scriptural texts 2. a solemn, moralizing talk or writing, esp. if long or dull Word origin ME omelye < OFr omelie < LL(Ec) homilia, sermon < Gr, converse, instruction (in LGr(Ec), sermon) < homilos, assembly Examples of 'homily' in a sentence homily You turn on and you know you're going to hear the little homily at the end. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Tomorrow morning give the homily; do it right. Christianity Today (2000) I ask him how he would feel if he did not give a homily. Times, Sunday Times (2013) (noun) in the sense of sermon Definition a moralizing talk or piece of writing a receptive audience for his homily on moral values Synonyms sermon his first sermon as bishop talk The guide gave us a brief talk on the history of the site. address The president had scheduled an address to the people for that evening. speech He delivered his speech in French. lecture In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics. preaching discourse He responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy. oration a brief funeral oration declamation Her warnings and declamations went unheeded. preachment Additional synonyms in the sense of address Definition a formal speech The president had scheduled an address to the people for that evening. Synonyms speech, talk, lecture, discourse, sermon, dissertation, harangue, homily, oration, spiel (informal), disquisition in the sense of declamation Her warnings and declamations went unheeded. Synonyms speech, address, lecture, rant, tirade, harangue, oration, recitation in the sense of discourse Definition a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing He responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy. Synonyms speech, talk, address, essay, lecture, sermon, treatise, dissertation, homily, oration, disquisition, whaikorero (New Zealand) Nearby words of homily homespun homicidal homicide homily homogeneity homogeneous homogenize Synonyms of 'homily' homily Explore 'homily' in the dictionary
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