homily• And he ended with a homily, trite or profoundaccording to taste.• They were not to be chastened by homilies like children at a Sunday school.• He authored ninety homilies on Matthew, eighty-eight on John, and thirty-two on Romans.• But in their preparedhomilies the Pope and the Archbishopaddressed quite different problems.• So director Chris Columbus unabashedly presents the same jokes, the same situations, the same tearfulhomilies and the same resolution.• For much of the week, Jim had been working on the homily he would deliver that night.• This would be his last Easter at HolyTrinity, and he wanted the homily to be among his best.• LaRussa spouted his usualhomily about winning games.
Originhomily
(1300-1400)Old Frenchomilie, from Greekhomilia“conversation”