a religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction (宗教)布道 ■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 homilist noun 语源
late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin homilia, from Greek, 'discourse, conversation' (in ecclesiastical use, 'sermon'), from homilos 'crowd'