Homilist
UK
/ˈhɒm.ɪ.lɪst/
US
/ˈhɑː.mə.lɪst/
Translation of "homilist" into Russian
homilist
NounUK
/ˈhɒm.ɪ.lɪst/
US
/ˈhɑː.mə.lɪst/
homilist
homilists pl
The homilist delivered a powerful sermon on compassion.
Проповедник произнес мощную проповедь о сострадании.
Definitions
homilist
NounUK
/ˈhɒm.ɪ.lɪst/
US
/ˈhɑː.mə.lɪst/
A person who delivers a homily, especially a member of the clergy who gives a sermon or religious discourse.
The homilist captivated the congregation with his insightful sermon on compassion.
A person who delivers moralizing or didactic discourse, even outside a formal religious context.
Whenever politics came up, he became an unwelcome homilist on the virtues of thrift and self-reliance.