homiletic


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

hom·i·let·ic

(hŏm′ə-lĕt′ĭk) also hom·i·let·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Relating to or of the nature of a homily.
2. Relating to homiletics.
[Late Latin homīlēticus, from Greek homīlētikos, of conversation, from homīlētos, conversation, from homīlein, to converse with, from homīlos, crowd; see homily.]
hom′i·let′i·cal·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

homiletic

(ˌhɒmɪˈlɛtɪk) or

homiletical

adj
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a homily or sermon
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of homiletics
ˌhomiˈletically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hom•i•let•ic

(ˌhɒm əˈlɛt ɪk)

also hom`i•let′i•cal,



adj.
1. of or pertaining to preaching or to a homily.
2. of or pertaining to homiletics.
[1635–45; < Greek homīlētikós affable =homīlē-, variant s. of homīleîn to converse with (see homily) + -tikos -tic]
hom`i•let′i•cal•ly, adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

homiletic

Intended to teach or instruct, especially in a moral and practical way.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. homiletic - of the nature of a homily or sermon
2. homiletic - of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
In a textbook on homiletics, Engemenn offers a differentiated overall portrait of the homiletic issues that have been formative in debates surrounding the premises, challenges, methods, and goals of the sermon since the first half of the 20th century.
Homiletics: Principles and Patterns of Reasoning
The previous volume, also appeared in 2017 - The Scale of the Word, Homiletic Essays, "is, certainly, an elevated demonstration of hermeneutic incursion into the text and the spirit of Holy Scripture" (Cublesan 2017).
CHRIST - RESTORER OF HUMAN ESCHATOLOGY
CONCLUSION: A simple summary will do; an admission that further study is necessary or a homiletic insight into the material presented--each and more are acceptable conclusions to your effort to convince your reader that what you are saying is interesting, valid, and worthy.
SUGGESTIONS TO AUTHORS FROM THE EDITORS
But there is also, we read in Sota 2a, a homiletic reason why these two issues are juxtaposed, both in the Bible and in the Talmud.
'Daf Yomi': A Magical Potion Revealed and Humiliated Sexually Unfaithful Women
His twelve chapters represent different homiletic directions but all tending in the same way.
Jeremias Drexel's 'Christian Zodiac
Perhaps equally important is Hethcock's reaffirmation of narrative preaching, sometimes called the "New Homiletic." In short, he suggests that the most effective sermons utilize a captivating plot that fittingly communicates the word to the people gathered.
How to Get Your Sermon Heard: Preaching to Win Minds and Hearts
Hildegard's originality is evident in her homiletic approach.
Kienzle, Beverly Mayne, Hildegard of Bingen and her Gospel Homilies: Speaking New Mysteries
indicates, but his reading of the homiletic evidence rests on an accident of history: the first collection of Leo's sermons emanated from the first five years of his pontificate, and constitutes over half of the extant 97 sermons.
The Invention of Peter: Apostolic Discourse and Papal Authority in Late Antiquity
Any liturgical scenario offers to the (Christian or only "in the state of') auditorium a triple repertoire: ritualic, musical, and homiletic. In this study we intend to discuss this homiletic aspect.
The rhetorical construction of masculinity
Gwara's minute analysis of Wynkyn de Worde's textura fonts in use from 1501 to 1511, with resultant suggestions for re-dating the "Devotional, Homiletic, and Other Texts" that de Worde produced during those years, and Stephen Morrisons detailed scrutiny of "Scribal Performance in a Late Middle English Sermon Cycle" (Bodleian MS e Musaeo 180 and related manuscripts).
Martha W. Driver and Veronica O'Mara, eds.: Preaching the Word in Manuscript and Print in Late Medieval England. Essays in Honour of Susan Powell
Karl Barth's emergency homiletic, 1932-1933; a summons to prophetic witness at the dawn of the Third Reich.
Karl Barth's emergency homiletic, 1932-1933; a summons to prophetic witness at the dawn of the Third Reich