homiletic

hom·i·let·ic

adjective \ˌhä-mə-ˈle-tik\

Definition of HOMILETIC

1

: of, relating to, or resembling a homily

2

: of or relating to homiletics; also : preachy

Variants of HOMILETIC

hom·i·let·ic or hom·i·let·i·cal \-ti-kəl\

Examples of HOMILETIC

1. <tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome>

Origin of HOMILETIC

Late Latin homileticus, from Greek homilētikos of conversation, from homilein

First Known Use: 1644

Related to HOMILETIC

Synonyms

didactic, sermonic (or homiletical), moralistic, moralizing, preachy, sententious

Related Words

dogmatic (also dogmatical), prescriptive; admonishing, admonitory, cautionary; advisory, enlightening, instructive; holier-than-thou, self-righteous

Rhymes with HOMILETIC

alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diabetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, digenetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, energetic, epithetic, geodetic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic