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homiletical

/hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/

homiletical adjective: social or companionable.

Adjective

homiletical (comparative more homiletical, superlative most homiletical)

  1. (obsolete) social or companionable.
  2. Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory.
    • The Talmud offers a homiletical etymology that the word AMeN is composed of the initial letters of Ayl Melekh Ne'eman.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 296

Forms of homiletical

comparativemore homiletical
superlativemost homiletical

Origin of homiletical

From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητικός (homilētikós, “conversable”). Sense 2 from homiletic + -al.

Questions about homiletical

What does homiletical mean?
Homiletical means social or companionable.
What part of speech is homiletical?
Homiletical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce homiletical?
Homiletical is pronounced /hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/.

Words near homiletical in the dictionary

  1. homiform
  2. Homikniwa
  3. homilete
  4. homiletes
  5. homiletic
  6. homiletical
  7. homiletically
  8. homiletics
  9. homiliaries
  10. homiliary
  11. homilies

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