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homilist

homilist noun: someone who prepares or preaches homilies.

Noun

homilist (plural homilists)

  1. Someone who prepares or preaches homilies

Forms of homilist

pluralhomilists

Origin of homilist

From homily + -ist.

Questions about homilist

What does homilist mean?
Homilist means someone who prepares or preaches homilies.
What part of speech is homilist?
Homilist is a noun.
What is the plural of homilist?
The plural of homilist is homilists.

Words near homilist in the dictionary

  1. homiletically
  2. homiletics
  3. homiliaries
  4. homiliary
  5. homilies
  6. homilist
  7. homilists
  8. homilite
  9. homilize
  10. homilized
  11. homilizes

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