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 Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:48 am
homily • HAH-muh-lee • noun
1 : a usually short sermon
*2 : a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
3 : an inspirational catchphrase; also : platitude
Example Sentence:
"I don't mind eating tofu burgers," said Darnell, "as long as I don't have to hear a homily on the virtues of vegetarianism."
Did you know?
Gather around for the history of "homily." The story starts with ancient Greek "homilos," meaning "crowd" or "assembly." Greeks used "homilos" to create the verb "homilein" ("to consort with" or "to address"), as well as the noun "homilia" ("conversation"). Latin speakers borrowed "homilia," then passed it on to Anglo-French. By the time it crossed into Middle English, the spelling had shifted to "omelie," but by the mid-16th century the term had regained its "h" and added the "y" of the modern spelling.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:05 am
so you can't have a little sermon without some human beings around to hear it?
makes sense to me!
smile
i don't like long ones anyway
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:11 pm
not to be confused with hominy...
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