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Definition of: homily
(hom′ə·lē) noun plural ·lies
1. A didactic sermon on some text or topic from the Bible.
2. A serious admonition, especially upon morals or conduct.
3. A tedious, moralizing discourse. [<OF omelie <LL homilia <Gk. homilia <homilos assembly <homos the same + ilē crowd]
—hom′i·let′ic or ·i·cal adjective
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