Homily

Noun

 * 1) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
 * 2) A moralizing lecture.
 * 3) A platitude.

Verbs for Homily
address—; ascribe — to; attribute—; compose—; cultivate—; deliver—; excel in—; issue—; preach—; pronounce—; —awes; — bores; —edifies; —explains; —impresses; — moralizes; —pursues; —tires; —wearies.

Thesaurus
article, assignment, causerie, chalk talk, descant, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, essay, etude, examination, excursus, exercise, exposition, feature, first approach, harangue, homework, instruction, introductory study, lecture, lecture-demonstration, lesson, lucubration, memoir, monograph, moral, moral lesson, morality, moralization, morceau, note, object lesson, outline, pandect, paper, paragraph, piece, preachification, preaching, preachment, prelection, preliminary study, prolegomenon, recital, recitation, religious discourse, research paper, screed, sermon, sermonette, set task, sketch, skull session, special article, study, survey, talk, task, teaching, term paper, theme, thesis, tract, tractate, travelogue, treatise, treatment

Etymology
From ὁμιλία:.

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