homily
/ˈhɒmɪlɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction（宗教）布道。
1.1
- a tedious moralizing discourse（冗长乏味的）说教：
she delivered her homily about the need for patience.
她发表了关于需要耐心的冗长说教。
派生词
homilist
noun词源
late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin homilia, from Greek,'discourse, conversation' （in ecclesiastical use,'sermon'）, from homilos 'crowd'.