homily  /ˈhɑ mə li/ ? Meaning of "homily"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a sermon on a moral or religious topic

Usage(s):

  • The citizen were looking for genuine succor but what they got was platitudes and homilies.

Quotes

  1. "It is not easy to preach a homily for Tim and to communicate the feelings we all share concerning this remarkable man, for he was truly one of the great communicators in American society," Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the archbishop emeritus of...
    on Jun 18, 2008 By: Theodore McCarrick Source: CNN

  2. "Yesterday afternoon (Monday), I was called by the staff in the cathedral to say there were some people who were not comfortable with Allan preaching and bringing the homily," said Ndungane.
    on Feb 6, 2007 By: Njongonkulu Ndungane Source: News24

  3. With moving and personal tones, that drew applause from the packed crowd, the German pope cried out: "In his first Apostolic Visit to Poland, on 10 June 1979, at the end of his homily in this Park, he said with nostalgia: Allow me, before leaving...
    on May 28, 2006 By: Pope Benedict XVI Source: AsiaNews.it

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