homiletics
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Definition of homiletics
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology).
“We will consider first what is common to Rhetoric and Homiletics, then what is special to the latter. Rhetoric is the genus, Homiletics the species.”
“Thus theology got on its legs, both as a science and as an art, and with it its faithful handmaiden, homiletics.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητική (homilētikḗ). Compare ὅμιλος (hómilos, “crowd, throng”), ὁμῑλέω (homīléō, “to be with, to talk”), and ομιλώ (omilṓ, “to talk”).
Words you can make from homiletics
200+ playable · top: MESOLITHIC (17 pts)
Best play mesolithic 17 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
10 words7-letter words
28 words- CHEMIST 14 pts
- ECHOISM 14 pts
- ISTHMIC 14 pts
- CHILIES 12 pts
- CLOTHES 12 pts
- COLTISH 12 pts
- HOMIEST 12 pts
- LITCHIS 12 pts
- THIOLIC 12 pts
- MEIOTIC 11 pts
- MIOTICS 11 pts
- MISCITE 11 pts
- SOMITIC 11 pts
- TELOMIC 11 pts
- EOLITHS 10 pts
- HOLIEST 10 pts
- HOSTILE 10 pts
- LITHOES 10 pts
- CITOLES 9 pts
- COLITIS 9 pts
- ELICITS 9 pts
- ELITISM 9 pts
- LIMIEST 9 pts
- LIMITES 9 pts
- MOTILES 9 pts
- SOLICIT 9 pts
- IOLITES 7 pts
- OILIEST 7 pts
6-letter words
70 words- CHEMOS 13 pts
- CHIMES 13 pts
- COMETH 13 pts
- HOLMIC 13 pts
- MICHES 13 pts
- MOCHIS 13 pts
- SCHMOE 13 pts
- CHIELS 11 pts
- CHILES 11 pts
- CHILIS 11 pts
- CHISEL 11 pts
- CHOILS 11 pts
- CHOLIS 11 pts
- CLOTHE 11 pts
- CLOTHS 11 pts
- ETHICS 11 pts
- HOLISM 11 pts
- HOLMES 11 pts
- HOMIES 11 pts
- ISTHMI 11 pts
- ITCHES 11 pts
- LICHES 11 pts
- LICHIS 11 pts
- LICHTS 11 pts
- LITCHI 11 pts
- LITHIC 11 pts
- LOCHES 11 pts
- MISHIT 11 pts
- MOHELS 11 pts
- THEISM 11 pts
- CELOMS 10 pts
- CLIMES 10 pts
- COMETS 10 pts
- COMTES 10 pts
- MIOTIC 10 pts
- SITCOM 10 pts
- EOLITH 9 pts
- HELIOS 9 pts
- HELOTS 9 pts
- HOLIES 9 pts
- HOLIST 9 pts
- HOSTEL 9 pts
- HOTELS 9 pts
- ISOHEL 9 pts
- LITHOS 9 pts
- THIOLS 9 pts
- THOLES 9 pts
- CEILIS 8 pts
- CESTOI 8 pts
- CITIES 8 pts
- CITOLE 8 pts
- CLOSET 8 pts
- COLIES 8 pts
- ELICIT 8 pts
- ICIEST 8 pts
- LIMITS 8 pts
- LOCIES 8 pts
- METOLS 8 pts
- MISLIE 8 pts
- MISLIT 8 pts
- MOLEST 8 pts
- MOLIES 8 pts
- MOTELS 8 pts
- MOTILE 8 pts
- SIMILE 8 pts
- SOMITE 8 pts
- STELIC 8 pts
- TELCOS 8 pts
- IOLITE 6 pts
- TOILES 6 pts
5-letter words
90 words- CHEMO 12 pts
- CHEMS 12 pts
- CHIME 12 pts
- HEMIC 12 pts
- MECHS 12 pts
- MICHE 12 pts
- MILCH 12 pts
- MOCHI 12 pts
- CHEST 10 pts
- CHIEL 10 pts
- CHILE 10 pts
- CHILI 10 pts
- CHITS 10 pts
- CHOIL 10 pts
- CHOLI 10 pts
- CHOSE 10 pts
- CLOTH 10 pts
- ECHOS 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- HELMS 10 pts
- HOLME 10 pts
- HOLMS 10 pts
- HOMES 10 pts
- HOMIE 10 pts
- LETCH 10 pts
- LICHI 10 pts
- LICHT 10 pts
- LOCHE 10 pts
- LOCHS 10 pts
- METHS 10 pts
- MOHEL 10 pts
- CELOM 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- COMES 9 pts
- COMET 9 pts
- COMTE 9 pts
- EMICS 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- MESIC 9 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HELIO 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HOLTS 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- LITHO 8 pts
- CEILI 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CELTS 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- CLOSE 7 pts
- CLOTS 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COLES 7 pts
- COLTS 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- EMITS 7 pts
- ESCOT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- ITEMS 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- LIMIT 7 pts
- LIMOS 7 pts
- LOCIE 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- MELTS 7 pts
- METIS 7 pts
- METOL 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MILOS 7 pts
- MILTS 7 pts
- MITES 7 pts
- MITIS 7 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
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