homilies
- plural of homily.
Example Sentences
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“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
Joe Friday peppered every episode of “Dragnet” with homilies about moral weakness and crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
Catholic, Anglican and Episcopalian churches follow liturgical calendars containing set Scripture passages to be read, with sermons or homilies to be derived from those passages.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Further, in twenty-two homilies, he showed how much light is latent in the first and last parts of the prophet Ezekiel, which seemed the most obscure.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
