Homily vs Eulogy - What's the difference?
homily | eulogy |
A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
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A moralizing lecture.
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A platitude.
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Speaking highly of someone; the act of praising or commending someone.
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
Eulogy is a coordinate term of homily.
As nouns the difference between homily and eulogy
is that homily is a sermon, especially concerning a practical matter while eulogy is an oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.homily
English
Noun
(homilies)- As I have heard my father / Deal out in his long homilies .
eulogy
English
(wikipedia eulogy)Noun
(eulogies)- The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies , it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.