homily
A sermon, especially concerning a practical matterA sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
» Tom listened attentively to the priest's homily.
Том внимательно слушал проповедь священника.
Том сосредоточенно выслушал проповедь священника.
Meaning
3 sensesA sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
Homilie
про́поведьprópovedʹ
A moralizing lecture.
поуче́ниеpoučénije, наставле́ниеnastavlénije
A platitude.
- a sermon on a moral or religious topic
Examples
3 sentencesTom listened attentively to the priest's homily.
ruТом внимательно слушал проповедь священника.
The priest delivered a thoughtful homily that resonated with many members of the congregation.
In his Epiphany homily Monday in St. Peter's Basilica, Francis encouraged people to focus on serving others, not themselves.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English omelī, omelīe, omelye, from Old French omelie and directly from Late LFrom Middle English omelī, omelīe, omelye, from Old French omelie and directly from Late Latin homīlia (“homily”), from Ancient Greek ὁμῑλίᾱ (homīlíā, “homily; instruction”), from ὅμῑλος (hómīlos, “crowd, throng”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract feminine nouns). ὅμῑλος is derived from ὁμός (homós, “common; same”) + ῑ̓́λη (ī́lē, “crowd”) (from εἴλω (eílō, “to aggregate”)).
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Forms
plural: homiliesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a sermon on a moral or religious topic:preachment