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HOM-uh-lee/ˈhɒməli/

A homily is a short moralising talk or sermon, often tedious: a lobby homily, deliver a homily. Sermon is the close twin; a lecture in the lobby is not a handover log.

Meaning

A short moralising talk or sermon, often tedious.

Examples

• “A homily in the lobby is not a handover log; name the keys.”
• “Sermon is the close twin. Lecture is everyday. A lobby talk is ceremony. A named key on the log is a file. Write the keys; then keep the lecture if the sitting still stands.”

Good to know

A short moral lecture. Close: sermon. A lobby talk ≠ a handover.

Near in meaning

sermon, lecture, moralising

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