单词 | homily |
释义 | homily /hom"euh lee/, n. , pl. homilies. 1. a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature. 2. an admonitory or moralizing discourse. 3. an inspirational saying or cliché. [1545-55; < LL homilia < Gk homilía assembly, sermon, equiv. to hómil(os) crowd (hom(oû) together + -ilos, masc. comb. form of íle (fem.) crowd) + -ia -Y3; r. ME omelie < MF < L, as above] |
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