Homiletic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Homiletic \Hom`i*let"ic\, Homiletical \Hom`i*let"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     ?: cf. F. homil['e]tique. See {Homily}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable;
        conversable; companionable. [R.]
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              His virtues active, chiefly, and homiletical, not
              those lazy, sullen ones of the cloister.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     2. Of or pertaining to homiletics; hortatory.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  homiletic
       adj 1: of the nature of a homily or sermon [syn: {homiletical}]
       2: of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech" [syn: {homiletical}]