(homilies)
A ~ 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 ~ on moral values.
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(homilies)
A ~ 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 ~ on moral values.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012