HOMILY


Meaning of HOMILY in English

[ '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'.

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