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Inflections of 'homily' (n): npl: homilies

hom•i•ly n. [countable], pl. -lies.

Religiona sermon.
a moralistic or inspirational talk or observation:a homily on the virtues of clean living.

hom•i•ly n., pl. -lies.

Religiona sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
an admonitory or moralizing discourse.
an inspirational saying or cliché.

Latin, as above
Middle French
Greek homīlía assembly, sermon, equivalent. to hómīl(os) crowd (hom(oû) together + -īlos, masculine combining form of í̄lē (feminine) crowd) + -ia -y³; replacing Middle English omelie
Late Latin homīlia
1545–55

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homily /ˈhɒmɪlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)

a sermon or discourse on a moral or religious topic
moralizing talk or writing

Etymology: 14th Century: from Church Latin homīlia, from Greek: discourse, from homilein to converse with, from homilos crowd, from homou together + ilē crowdˈhomilist n

'homily' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

homiletics - homiletic - homiliary - parable - tract - sermonette

Synonyms: lesson, object lesson, more...

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