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Definition of "homiletics" [hom•i•let•ics]

  • The art of preaching. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homiletics" in a sentence
  • "Because of the fitting nature of the proper text, the "homiletics" of the day can begin long before the readings and the sermon."
  • "George Mason, on the other hand, has an unusual emphasis in policy discourse and economic homiletics."
  • "Preaching as the creation of an experience: The not-so-rational revolution of the new homiletics."