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/hom"euh list/, n.a person who writes or delivers homilies.[1610-20; HOMIL(Y) + -IST]
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Homilist — Hom i*list, n. One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homilist — 1610s, from HOMILY (Cf. homily) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
homilist — [häm′ə list] n. one who delivers a sermon or HOMILY (sense 1) … English World dictionary
homilist — homily ► NOUN (pl. homilies) 1) a talk on a religious subject, intended to be spiritually uplifting rather than giving doctrinal instruction. 2) a tedious moralizing talk. DERIVATIVES homilist noun. ORIGIN Greek homilia discourse , from homilos… … English terms dictionary
homilist — hom·i·list … English syllables
homilist — /ˈhɒmələst/ (say homuhluhst) noun someone who writes or delivers homilies …
homilist — ˈhämələ̇st noun ( s) Etymology: homily + ist : one who prepares or delivers a homily … Useful english dictionary
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Homiletics — (Gr. homiletikos , from homilos , to assemble together), in theology the application of the general principles of rhetoric to the specific department of public preaching. The one who practices or studies homiletics is called a homilist .… … Wikipedia
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