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[ US /ˈhɑməɫi/ ]
[ UK /hˈɒməlˌi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a sermon on a moral or religious topic

How To Use homily In A Sentence

  • Fr. Michael McManus delivered a lovely homily, reflecting on various aspects of Michael's life and his contribution to the life of the parish.
  • O most gentle pulpiter! what tedious homily of love have you wearied your parishioners withal, and never cried 'Have patience, good people!' As You Like It
  • What is wrong is the inability to resist the temptation of delivering a moralistic little homily when someone does take out one of your seductively promoted loans.
  • The next day the Chancellor went to the Mansion House, probably in the same creased suit, and delivered his annual homily on the state of the economy.
  • No sirkar ever doubted less than she, and the suggestions in King's little homily did not please her. In The Time Of Light
  • His homily is about "bad people," and his text is an article in Chicago Magazine by a well-meaning journalist who was roughed up by one or more teenagers last year. Archive 2009-09-01
  • The abbot of the monastery called the novice into his office and instructed him to give the homily at the next morning's chapel. Christianity Today
  • At the conclusion of his installation homily, Benedict spoke eloquently of friendship in Christ, and how it opens the doors to mutual trust.
  • In the Homily of Pope John Paul II Sunday 24 September 2000 at the closing of the 20th International Mariological Marian Conference, he said: If Mary is the Theotokos, the Mother of the Only-begotten Son of God, how can we be surprised that she enjoys a quite unique relationship also with the Father and the Holy Spirit? A Most Sublime Prayer
  • Most typically, the pastor begins and closes the service, preaches the sermon or homily, officiates at the sacraments, if offered, and does the anointing.
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