Homiletical

//hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    social or companionable. obsolete
  2. 2
    Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory.

    "The Talmud offers a homiletical etymology that the word AMeN is composed of the initial letters of Ayl Melekh Ne'eman."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to homiletics wordnet
  2. 2
    of the nature of a homily or sermon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
homiletichomiletic

Example

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"The Talmud offers a homiletical etymology that the word AMeN is composed of the initial letters of Ayl Melekh Ne'eman."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητικός (homilētikós, “conversable”). Sense 2 from homiletic + -al.

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