hom|i|ly «HOM uh lee», noun, plural -lies.
1. a sermon, usually on some part of the Bible.
2. a serious moral talk or writing that warns, urges, or advises, especially one that is tedious.
╂[< Old French omelie, learned borrowing from Late Latin homīlia < Greek homīlíā < hómīlos a throng]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.