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homily

[hom-uh-lee] / ˈhɒm ə li /
NOUN
sermon
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The private requiem mass included a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

In his homily, Pope Leo said Spaniards should not look at religion as "a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today".

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

He said these words only a couple of days after his Easter homily, in which he warned against the “desire for domination.”

From Slate Apr. 11, 2026

Mr. Leiter, who earned orthodox rabbinical ordination, breaks into a homily connecting his son Moshe to the biblical original, Moses.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

The homily and marriage sentences were said, at Bono’s request, by Dr. Trefusis.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

“Grantchester” may be ending, but “Father Brown” endures because its homilies champion the belief that good exists in everybody, even in the hearts of those who commit mortal sin.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

But homilies, speeches, papers and encyclicals are better suited to great statements at great moments than buzzy posts on X.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

We follow Thiên as he tries to make sense of his place in the world, a journey that at one point brings him into contact with an older woman who speaks in cryptic homilies.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2024

The consecrated women who tended to Benedict during his pontificate and retirement recorded the homilies as he delivered them, and have now transcribed them for publication by the Vatican’s publishing house.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2023

Philem.; with Theophylact's commentary, and some homilies of Chrysostom.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener




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