Homily

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sermon, especially one intended to edify a congregation on a practical matter and not intended to be a theological discourse.
  • n. A tedious moralizing lecture or admonition.
  • n. An inspirational saying or platitude.
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  • n. A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
  • n. A moralizing lecture.
  • n. A platitude.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.
  • n. A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In early Christian use, a colloquial and familiar discourse in exposition of Scripture; in modern use, an expository sermon, or one which interprets and applies a particular passage of Scripture rather than elucidates a particular doctrine or theme.
  • n. Any expository or hortatory discourse.
  • n. [capitalized] In the Ch. of Eng., one of the two series of discourses called “The First” and “The Second Book of Homilies,” the former of which appeared in 1547 and the latter in 1563, appointed to be read in the churches when the sermon was omitted. Synonyms Exhortation, etc. See sermon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sermon on a moral or religious topic
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sermon    preaching    discourse   
    Cross Reference
    book of homilies   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    anomaly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    paraphrase    rendering    exhortations    euphony    disquisition    exegesis   
     
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