homily
1 synonym for homily, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A sermon, especially one about a practical topic.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
preachment
Etymology
Came into English through Middle English omelī, omelīe, omelye, from Old French omelie and directly from Late Latin homīlia (“homily”), which itself came from Ancient Greek ὁμῑλίᾱ (homīlíā, “homily; instruction”). That word was formed from ὅμῑλος (hómīlos, “crowd, throng”) plus -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract femin...
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