- A homily is a sermon or religious speech offering encouragement or moral correction. Isn’t it strange how sometimes, when you're struggling with something, a preacher comes on TV giving a homily on that same problem?! Too bad it happens when you do bad stuff, too.
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- n. 说教；训诫
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1. Earlier, the Pope prayed for peace as he delivered his traditional Christmas Eve homily.
稍早前，教宗还在他传统性的平安夜训诫中，为世界和平祈福。
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2. During his homily, Pope Benedict addressed the issue of unity, which has been a theme of his visit.
教皇本尼迪克特在他的布道中谈到了合一的问题，这也是他这次来访的主题。
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3. In his homily, Benedict issued an appeal for children who are abused, forced to live on the street or serve as soldiers.
教皇在布道时为那些受到虐待、被迫在流浪街头或者当儿童兵的孩子们发出诉求。
- homily (n.) late 14c., omelye, from Old French omelie "homily" (12c., Modern French homélie), from Church Latin homilia "a homily, sermon," from Greek homilia "conversation, discourse," used in New Testament Greek for "sermon," from homilos "an assembled crowd," from homou "together" (from PIE *somalo-, suffixed form of root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with") + ile "troop, band, crowd" (cognate with Sanskrit melah "assembly," Latin miles "soldier"). Latinate form restored in English 16c. A collection of them is a homiliary (1844).
hom·ily / ˈhɒməli ; NAmE ˈhɑːməli / ( plural hom·ilies ) noun ( formal, often disapproving) a speech or piece of writing giving advice on the correct way to behave, etc. （有关规矩等的）说教，说教作品 ◆ She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。 homily homilies hom·ily / ˈhɒməli ; NAmE ˈhɑːməli /
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