Word of the Day – Homily

Homily (noun)

hom-i-lee

A religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction.

Also, a tedious moralising lecture.

Old French from ecclesiastical Latin homilia, from Greek, ‘discourse, conversation’ (in ecclesiastical use, ‘sermon’), from homilos ‘crowd’.

Example sentences

“The priest made a lot of sense today in his weekly homily.”

“I see mother is off on another lecturing homily again!”