0 a piece of spoken or written advice about how someone should behave:
He launched into a homily on family relationships.
The homily is comprised, moreover, of attacks on those who were refusing to observe the new feast and of reasons why they should do so.
The homily against the peril of idolatry, of course, offered far more detailed and graphic warnings against the ' glorious decking ' of churches.
It is probable that the lacuna in this homily comprises at least two folios, which would have been the inner bifolium of the gathering.
Calling something a "simple homily" does not inform us about its underlying mechanisms.
Close observation of how the homilies subtly modify sources is his method.
It is followed by eight commentaries by different scholars - one on each homily.
The volume also contains seven studies on the series of homilies as a whole.
The style is a combination of historical theology, reflection and homily rather than sustained academic argument, and will appeal to a wider readership.
