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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hom•i•ly /ˈhɑməli/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -lies. - Religiona sermon.
- a moralistic or inspirational talk or observation:a homily on the virtues of clean living.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hom•i•ly (hom′ə lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. - Religiona sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
- an admonitory or moralizing discourse.
- an inspirational saying or cliché.
- Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Greek homīlía assembly, sermon, equivalent. to hómīl(os) crowd (hom(oû) together + -īlos, masculine combining form of í̄lē (feminine) crowd) + -ia -y3; replacing Middle English omelie
- Late Latin homīlia
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homily /ˈhɒmɪlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)- a sermon or discourse on a moral or religious topic
- moralizing talk or writing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Church Latin homīlia, from Greek: discourse, from homilein to converse with, from homilos crowd, from homou together + ilē crowdˈhomilist n |