homily

Homily — • Etymology, early development. Also a summary of four ways of preaching on Scripture Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Homily     Homily      …   Catholic encyclopedia

homily — late 14c., omelye, from O.Fr. omelie (12c., Mod.Fr. homélie), from Church L. homilia a homily, sermon, from Gk. homilia conversation, discourse, used in N.T. Greek for sermon, from homilos an assembled crowd, from homou together (from PIE *somo …   Etymology dictionary

Homily — Hom i*ly, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom[ e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

homily — index peroration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

homily — sermon, talk, *speech, address, oration, harangue, lecture …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

homily — ► NOUN (pl. homilies) 1) a talk on a religious subject, intended to be spiritually uplifting rather than giving doctrinal instruction. 2) a tedious moralizing talk. DERIVATIVES homilist noun. ORIGIN Greek homilia discourse , from homilos crowd …   English terms dictionary

homily — [häm′ə lē] n. pl. homilies [ME omelye < OFr omelie < LL(Ec) homilia, sermon < Gr, converse, instruction (in LGr(Ec), sermon) < homilos, assembly] 1. a sermon, esp. one centering on Scriptural texts 2. a solemn, moralizing talk or… …   English World dictionary

Homily — A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a homily is usually given during Mass (or Divine Liturgy for Orthodox) at the end of the… …   Wikipedia

homily — UK [ˈhɒmɪlɪ] / US [ˈhɑmɪlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms homily : singular homily plural homilies 1) a short speech advising someone how to behave. This word usually shows that you think the advice is boring She gave us a little homily about… …   English dictionary

homily — n. to deliver a homily * * * [ hɒmɪlɪ] to deliver a homily …   Combinatory dictionary

homily — [[t]hɒ̱mɪli[/t]] homilies N COUNT A homily 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 homily on moral values. Syn:… …   English dictionary