homily
hom·i·ly
noun \ˈhä-mə-lē\: a usually short talk on a religious or moral topic
: advice that is often not wanted
plural hom·i·lies
Full Definition of HOMILY
1
: a usually short sermon
2
: a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
3
: an inspirational catchphrase; also : platitude
See Examples of HOMILY
- The priest gave a brief homily on forgiveness.
- We had to listen to another one of his homilies about the value of public service.
- a politician with a fondness for homily
Origin of HOMILY
Middle English omelie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin homilia, from Late Greek, from Greek, conversation, discourse, from homilein to consort with, address, from homilos crowd, assembly; akin to Greek homos same — more at same
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to HOMILY
- Synonyms
- sermon
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