homiletics

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
  2. noun the art of preaching

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητική (homilētikḗ). Compare ὅμιλος (hómilos, “crowd, throng”), ὁμῑλέω (homīléō, “to be with, to talk”), and ομιλώ (omilṓ, “to talk”).

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