Homiletic
[hom-uh-let-ik] /ˌhɒm əˈlɛt ɪk/
adjective
1.
of or relating to preaching or to .
2.
of the nature of a .
3.
of or relating to .
/ˌhɒmɪˈlɛtɪk/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a homily or sermon
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of homiletics
adj.
1640s, “of or having to do with sermons,” from Late Latin homileticus, from Greek homiletikos “of conversation, affable,” from homelein “associate with,” from homilos (see homily).
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