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homiletical

/hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
homilet-i-cal
IPA
/hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

social or companionable.

Obsolete

adj

Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὁμιλητικός

Usage

Inflected Forms

more homiletical (comparative) most homiletical (superlative)

Synonyms

homiletic

Questions

How do you pronounce homiletical?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/.
What does homiletical mean?
social or companionable.
Where does homiletical come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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