Main Entry: hom·i·ly

Pronunciation: \ˈhä-mə-lē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural hom·i·lies

Etymology: Middle English omelie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin homilia, from Late Greek, from Greek, conversation, discourse, from homilein to consort with, address, from homilos crowd, assembly; akin to Greek homos same — more at same

Date: 14th century

1 : a usually short sermon
2 : a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
3 : an inspirational catchphrase; also : platitude