Etymology

homiletical

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Today it means: social or companionable. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὁμιλητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁμιλητικός“conversable”
  2. English todayhomiletical

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

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