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homily (noun):
1: a usually short sermon
2: a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
3: an inspirational catchphrase
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : The origin of homily starts with the ancient Greek word homilos, meaning “crowd” or “assembly,” and travels through related Greek words homilein, “to address,” and homilia, “conversation, discourse.” Homilia eventually takes on the “usually short sermon” meaning in our modern homily, and then is incorporated into the Latin used by writers of the early first millennium. It reaches English speakers of the 14th century by way of Anglo-French, but when it arrives it’s spelled omelie. By the mid-16th century the “h” is back, and the “y” of the modern spelling has found its place.
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