hom|i|let|ic

hom|i|let|ic
hom|i|let|ic «HOM uh LEHT ihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with sermons or the art of preaching.
2. like or characteristic of a homily.
–n.
a sermon; homily: »

The Cardinal's letter is an unadorned homiletic (William F. Buckley, Jr.).

[< Late Latin homileticus < Greek homīlētikós affable < hómīlos a throng]
hom´i|let´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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