(plural homilies) noun
(formal, often disapproving) a speech or piece of writing giving advice on the correct way to behave, etc:
She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. * I don't need a little homily from him about how to lead my life.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for homily is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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Yes — homily appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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