Homilies - English meaning

noun

The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

Usage examples:

They exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch

verb

Write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel).

Usage examples:

I addressed my letter to him personally

verb

The place where a person or organization can be found

noun

A formal speech giving advice or a warning.

Usage examples:

The daily allocutions of the pontificate

noun

A formal speech to a court, usually by the accused person or by a victim, as part of deciding the sentence (= punishment), or the act of making a speech like this

Usage examples:

He pleaded guilty and during his allocution, admitted other attacks., the right of allocution is a …

noun

The action or art of declaiming.

Usage examples:

Shakespearean declamation

noun

A strong statement or an occasion when you express something with a lot of feeling

Usage examples:

He subjected us to half an hour of impassioned declamation against the new airport runway., declama…

noun

Written or spoken communication or debate.

Usage examples:

The language of political discourse

verb

Speak or write authoritatively about a topic.

Usage examples:

She could discourse at great length on the history of europe

noun

Spoken or written discussion

Usage examples:

[ u ] political discourse, [ c ] the play is a wonderful discourse on love.

noun

An educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university.

Usage examples:

In each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials

verb

Deliver an educational lecture or lectures.

Usage examples:

He was lecturing at the university of birmingham

verb

A speech that is open to the public

noun

A period of learning or teaching.

Usage examples:

An advanced lesson in maths

verb

Instruct or teach (someone).

Usage examples:

Metaneone had beforehand lessoned him what he should say

noun

A period of time during which something is taught

Usage examples:

Have you ever taken piano lessons?, losing his job was a lesson he never forgot.

noun

A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.

Usage examples:

Pericles' famous funeral oration

noun

A formal public speech about a serious subject

Usage examples:

A funeral oration

noun

The concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience.

Usage examples:

He again invoked the theme in an emotional peroration

noun

The last part of a speech, especially when the speaker repeats the main points of their argument and tries to make the audience enthusiastic

Usage examples:

At the peroration of his closing speech, he was handed a note from his assistant., the climax was t…

noun

A marginal note or comment, especially on a biblical text.

Usage examples:

He offers two answers, and a postil. ‘i did not come into communism as a young briton in england, b…

noun

The delivery of a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.

Usage examples:

Large numbers of people would come to hear his preaching

verb

Deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.

Usage examples:

He preached to a large congregation

verb

Present participle of preach

Usage examples:

Father martin preached to the assembled mourners., during the sermon, he preached about the need fo…

noun

A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the bible.

Usage examples:

I preached my first sermon on original sin

noun

The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.

Usage examples:

He was born deaf and without the power of speech

noun

The ability to talk, or the activity of talking

Usage examples:

People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech., his speech became slurred and indistin…

noun

An elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson.

Usage examples:

He delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel

verb

Reel off; recite.

Usage examples:

He solemnly spieled all he knew

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Usage examples:

The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

noun

The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.

Usage examples:

I went into teaching because i like working with children

verb

Impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something.

Usage examples:

She taught him to read