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Meaning of "homilies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMILIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMILIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homilies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMILIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homily

A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture. In Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Churches, a homily is usually given during Mass at the end of the Liturgy of the Word. Many people consider it synonymous with a sermon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMILIES

homicidally
homicide
homicide bomber
homie
homier
homiest
homiletic
homiletical
homiletically
homiletics
homilist
homily
hominess
homing
homing device
homing guidance
homing instinct
homing pigeon
hominid
hominine

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMILIES

allies
applies
as the crow flies
butterflies
dailies
doilies
families
flies
happy families
implies
lilies
relies
replies
service families
subfamilies
superfamilies
supplies
the Two Sicilies
to play happy families
Two Sicilies

Synonyms and antonyms of homilies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOMILIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «homilies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of homilies

Translation of «homilies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMILIES

Find out the translation of homilies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homilies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homilies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颂歌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homilías
570 millions of speakers

English

homilies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

homilies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المواعظ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проповеди
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homilias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

homilies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homélies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homilies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Predigten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homilies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài giảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

homilies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Homilies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Homilies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omelie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homilie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проповіді
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omilii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομιλίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homilies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homilies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prekener
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homilies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMILIES»

The term «homilies» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMILIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homilies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homilies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homilies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMILIES»

Discover the use of homilies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homilies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homilies on Joshua
Origen Cynthia White. salonians is cited instead of Colossians in Homily 23.2. Most variants from the Hebrew text, as in Homily 20.4, are due to their source in the Septuagint. Origen, of course, used the Septuagint and often quoted from ...
Origen, Cynthia White, 2010
2
Homilies on Numbers
This book offers a fresh, contemporary translation of Origen's 28 homilies on the book of Numbers.
Origen,, Christopher A. Hall, 2009
3
Homilies on Luke
No description available
Origen, 2010
4
Homilies on Genesis and Exodus
No description available
Origen, 2010
5
Book of Homilies
The Book of Homilies contains the authorized sermons of the Church of England.
Church of England, John Griffiths, 2008
6
Homilies on Leviticus, 1-16
No description available
Origen, Gary Wayne Barkley, 2010
7
Homilies on Judges
No description available
Origen, 2010
8
Forty Gospel Homilies
Gregory the Great reveals himself in these forty sermons on the gospel as both pastor and preacher.
Pope Gregory I, David Hurst (OSB.), 1990
9
Origen: Homilies 1-14 on Ezekiel
This is the first English translation of Origen's 14 Homilies on Ezekiel, made from the Latin translation of St. Jerome.
Origen, Saint Jerome, 2010
10
The Homilies of the Emperor Leo VI
This monograph on the Homilies of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI (886-912) provides the first extensive analysis of a neglected corpus of secular and ecclesiastical speeches, and sheds new light on both the fascinating figure of the author ...
Theodora Antonopoulou, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMILIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homilies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pope Francis surpasses 22 million Twitter followers - The Economic …
A Vatican office writes the tweets -- usually quotes from his speeches and homilies -- with the pope's approval. Despite the uptick in followers, ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Pope surpasses 22 million Twitter followers - New Vision
A Vatican office writes the tweets -- usually quotes from his speeches and homilies -- with the pope's approval. Despite the uptick in followers, ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
3
Held to a higher standard as disciples of Christ - Arkansas Catholic …
... most fully in the life to come. Audio files from Bishop Taylor's homilies are regularly posted in English and Spanish on the diocesan website. «Arkansas Catholic, Jul 15»
4
Religious and Gay: A Catholic-Mormon Dialogue (Part 1 of 3)
I've heard homilies about the courage of Gay Pride marchers and homilies about the need to fight back against the assault on marriage. «Patheos, Jul 15»
5
Greece debt Crisis: Crisis averted, but existential question remain …
European leaders live in a warm fuzz of homilies to European solidarity. Yet at the first big crunch it has been electoral interests, particularly in ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
6
The Future of Gay Catholics - Patheos
Priests give homilies about pouring your life out in service, or in devoted friendship. Most Catholics know someone who lives in community, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
7
Belief's Own Pragmatics: What Whoopi Goldberg's Unwavering …
Goldberg's outspoken homilies on the importance of believing in Cosby's innocence, even as fiery accuser after fiery accuser spoke out on yet ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
The Growing Faith-Based Movement To End The Death Penalty And …
Priests and pastors promised to deliver a message of forgiveness during Sunday sermons and homilies. “We rationalize and try to sanitize the ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
9
New age Pope Francis says how it is on tour of South Ameria
... of the region's poorest countries — Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay — and used his speeches and homilies to hammer themes that are pillars ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
New York Review: HAND TO GOD
Add stolid Pastor Greg (Marc Kudisch) to the mix who woos Margery with homilies. The cast is terrific, the direction by Moritz von Stuelpnagel is ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Homilies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/homilies>. May 2024 ».
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