homily
21homily — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lesson, doctrine, lecture; see sermon . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. sermon, lecture, lesson …
22homily — hom|i|ly [ˈhɔmıli US ˈha: ] n plural homilies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: omilie, from Greek homilia conversation ] 1.) formal advice about how to behave that is often unwanted 2.) literary a speech given as part of a Christian church …
23homily — hom·i·ly || hÉ‘mɪlɪ / hÉ’m n. sermon, moralizing discourse, lesson, exhortation …
24homily — [ hɒmɪli] noun (plural homilies) 1》 a religious discourse. 2》 a tedious moralizing lecture. Derivatives homilist noun Origin ME: via OFr. from eccles. L. homilia, from Gk, discourse , from homilos crowd …
25homily — n. Sermon, discourse …
26homily — noun (C) formal 1 advice about how to behave that is often unwanted 2 literary a speech given as part of a Christian church ceremony …
27homily — n 1. sermon, preachment, lecture, harangue, screed; parable; lesson, instruction, teaching, talk. 2. discourse, address, speech, oration, declamation, Rhet. apostrophe, salutation, valedictory; treatise, study, thesis, dissertation, descant,… …
28homily — hom·i·ly …
29homily — Гомилия …
30homily — hom•i•ly [[t]ˈhɒm ə li[/t]] n. pl. lies 1) rel a sermon typically on a scriptural topic 2) an admonitory or moralizing discourse 3) an inspirational saying or cliché • Etymology: 1545–55; < LL homīlia < Gk homīlía assembly, sermon… …