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homi·ly (häm′ə lē)

noun pl. homilies -·lies

  1. a sermon, esp. one centering on Scriptural texts
  2. a solemn, moralizing talk or writing, esp. if long or dull

Etymology: ME omelye < OFr omelie < LL(Ec) homilia, sermon < Gr, converse, instruction (in LGr(Ec), sermon) < homilos, assembly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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