Meaning of Homily | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
2. A moralizing lecture.
3. A platitude.

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Examples

“O moſt gentle Iupiter! What tedious homilie of Loue haue you wearied your pariſhioners withall, and neuer cri'de, haue patience good people.”

“But to return⟳ to the Homily on St. Gregory. It is printed from a Tranſcript I had made of it from one made by Dr. Hopkins, I believe⟳, out of the Cottonian Book, Vitellius D. 17. […] The Homily is one of thoſe which were prepared by Ælfrick, to be uſed in the Engliſh Saxon Church: […]”

“[W]e must pay⟳ attention not only to the rich tradition of the homily in the early Church and the retrieval of this preaching form⟳ by Vatican II but also to the evolving understandings of the homily from those who have⟳ tried to respond⟳ to the changing cultural patterns, pastoral needs, and theological trends of the day.”

“[W]hen one approaches Origen's homilies, this aspect of the work⟳ of the priest must be kept in mind⟳. The purpose of his sermons was to instruct and to lead⟳ beginners in the faith to a higher level of understanding and maturity.”

“How expreſſe and poſitive the doctrine of our Church is againſt them, our English Homily entitled Againſt the perill of idolatry, abundantly declareth; […]”

“But if it be as I have⟳ heard my father / Deal⟳ out in his long homilies, 'tis a thing— / Oh God! I dare no think⟳ on 't!”

“Will it be said, that Literature and Christianity, are two distinct things? Or, that it would be preposterous to expect⟳ that every writer should give⟳ us a homily, when we want⟳ to laugh⟳, or a sermon, when we wish⟳ to think⟳?”

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