Definition of homily Homily

/hɑˈmʌli/ - [hamulee] - hom•i•ly

We found 9 definitions of homily from 6 different sources.

What does homily mean?

Noun Plural: homilies
homily - a sermon on a moral or religious topic
		preachment
		preaching, sermon, discourse a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"

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homily (n.)
A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.
homily (n.)
A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life.

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hom′i-li, n. a plain expository sermon, interpreting a passage of Scripture rather than working out a doctrine in detail: a hortatory discourse, essentially simple, practical, and scriptural.—adjs. Homilet′ic, -al.—n. Homilet′ics, the science which treats of homilies, and the best mode of preparing and delivering them.—n. Hom′ilist, one who exhorts a congregation, or who composes homilies. [Gr. homilia, an assembly, a sermon—homos, the same, ilē, a crowd.]