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or homiletical
as in sermonic
marked by or given to preaching moral values
tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome
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Recent Examples of homiletic
The preacher’s experience, insights and emotions all come into play when composing the homiletic text.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 6 July 2023
There’s a word for this style of narrative preaching—homiletic.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2021
That interpretation of Kipling’s homiletic verse required her to overlook its gender-specific language, which is directed exclusively to boys who want to be men.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2019
There was no Jesus in that house, no Bible, no devotional materials of any kind, no crucifixes or homiletic asides, nothing.
—Stephen Metcalf, The New Yorker, 19 May 2017
Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 6 July 2023
There’s a word for this style of narrative preaching—homiletic.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2021
That interpretation of Kipling’s homiletic verse required her to overlook its gender-specific language, which is directed exclusively to boys who want to be men.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2019
There was no Jesus in that house, no Bible, no devotional materials of any kind, no crucifixes or homiletic asides, nothing.
—Stephen Metcalf, The New Yorker, 19 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homiletic
Adjective
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With surgery, blood thinners, and other prescriptive measures, Nixon recovered and lived another two decades but succumbed to a stroke in 1994.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Lead with questions rather than prescriptive answers to foster critical thinking across teams.—
Vanina Marcote,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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In the wrong hands, this could be too didactic and clumsy, but it’s deftly executed, and the integration of songs, drama, and dance is seamless—and often stunning.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2025
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Homiletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homiletic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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