HOMILY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A sermon on a moral or religious topic

Synonyms:

homily; preachment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("homily" is a kind of...):

discourse; preaching; sermon (an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))

Derivation:

homiletic (of or relating to homiletics)

homiletic; homiletical (of the nature of a homily or sermon)