homily

nounCommon GRE wordMore H words

a moralizing talk or lecture

In a sentence

Homily in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing homily in a sentence.

The principal delivered a brief homily on the virtues of honesty and hard work.

Synonyms

sermonlecturediscoursemoralization

Antonyms

None listed.

Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Homily (noun) means a moralizing talk or lecture

Here is homily used in an example sentence: "The principal delivered a brief homily on the virtues of honesty and hard work."

Common synonyms for homily include sermon, lecture, discourse, moralization.

Homily is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.