Definition of HOMILETICS

homiletics

Meanings

Noun

  • the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
  • the art of preaching
  • The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology).

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητική (homilētikḗ).
Compare ὅμιλος (hómilos, “crowd, throng”), ὁμῑλέω (homīléō, “to be with, to talk”), and ομιλώ (omilṓ, “to talk”).

Scrabble Score: 17

homiletics is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
homiletics is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homiletics is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

homiletics is a valid Words With Friends word