Homily word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "homily" word

[noun] a sermon on a moral or religious topic

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\Hom"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom['e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse. --Shak. 2. A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life. As I have heard my father Deal out in his long homilies. --Byron. {Book of Homilies}. A collection of authorized, printed sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in the reign of Elizabeth; -- both books being certified to contain a ``godly and wholesome doctrine.''

Synonyms for homily

preachment

See also: discourse | preaching | sermon |

Related terms: descant, disquisition, dissertation, examination, homework, lesson, moral, moral lesson, note, object lesson, paragraph, piece, recital, research paper, screed, sermonette, skull session, study, task, teaching, treatise, treatment

The fun area, different aproach to word »homily«

Let's analyse "homily" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YLIMOH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... --- -- .. .-.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: homily: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 (or 22 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: homily: 8 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 7 = 37, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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