homiletic

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Hence religious questions are never discussed in the Press, and the ecclesiastical literature is all historical, homiletic, or devotional.

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  1. adjective Relating to or of the nature of a homily.
  2. adjective Relating to homiletics.

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  • Each set of four essays-one written from a theological perspective, another from a pastoral perspective, and the other two from an exegetical and a homiletic perspective-are printed side by side, in four columns across facing pages.
  • At first I was skeptical of the separation of theological, pastoral, exegetical and homiletic perspectives, but the approach works surprisingly well.
  • It is natural to suppose that homiletic Midrash represents a written record of sermons delivered in the synagogue by Tannaim and Amoraim. —  avakesh
  • As an important message I felt the broader church might be in need of hearing, I decided to post it at a website where pastors, ministers, and Christian researchers of various types could publicize their homiletic endeavors to share with their peers and other interested believers. —  The Reality Check
  • Read had a winning and peculiar homiletic style in his attempts to convince us all to live in a world in which "Anything That's Peaceful" can flourish -- one of my favorite three word explanations of libertarianism. —  Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
 

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  1. Late Latin homīlēticus, from Greek homīlētikos, of conversation, from homīlētos, conversation, from homīlein, to converse with, from homīlos, crowd; see homily.

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  1. from Greek ὁμιλητικός, of conversation, affable, conversable, from ὁμιλεῖν, be in company, consort or converse, from ο%36μιλος, au assembly, throng: see homily.
 

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/hɑmɪˈlɛtɪk/
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