homily

Meaning

Noun

1. A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
2. A moralizing lecture.
3. A platitude.

Adv

In a homey manner.

Synonyms

sermon

preachment

discourse

preaching

address

gospel

jaw

lecture

parlance

preach

speaking

🗣️

speech

talk

🗣️

talking

tirade

religious discourse

preachification

chat

colloquy

communion

converse

Hyphenated as

hom‧i‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒmɪli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: omelī

In summary

From Middle English omelī, omelīe, omelye, from Old French omelie and directly from Late Latin homīlia (“homily”), from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía, “homily; instruction”), from ὅμῑλος (hómīlos, “crowd, throng”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, “suffix forming abstract feminine nouns”). ὅμῑλος is derived from ὁμός (homós, “common; same”) + ῑ̓́λη (ī́lē, “crowd”) (from εἴλω (eílō, “to aggregate”)).

Sentences

Archbishop Daniel A . Cronin of Hartford delivered the homily .