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  • 1Homilies —    The two books of Homilies or Sermons referred to in the XXXVth Article of Religion. The first volume was written during the reign of Edward VI, in 1542, and the second in 1563. They treat of such topics as Good Works, Repentance, Prayer, The… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 2Homilies — Homily Hom i*ly, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom[ e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Anglican Homilies — The Anglican Homilies (1547, 1562, and 1571) are two books of thirty three sermons developing the Reformed doctrines of the Anglican Communion in greater depth and detail than in the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion. The longer title of the… …

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  • 4Blickling Homilies — (ca. 1000)    Most likely compiled sometime in the late 10th century, the collection known as the Blickling Homilies is a series of 18 sermons in OLD ENGLISH, all dealing with major feast days or saints’ days of medieval Christianity and arranged …

    Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • 5Blickling homilies — The Blickling Homilies are the second largest collection of anonymous homilies written in Old English. The Blickling Homilies are said to have been written down by possibly two different scribes before the end of the tenth century. This might be… …

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  • 6Book of Homilies — Homily Hom i*ly, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom[ e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or… …

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  • 7Wulfstan II — Infobox Archbishop of York name = Wulfstan II birth name = Wulfstan began = unknown consecration = 1002 term end = 1023 predecessor = Ealdwulf successor = Aelfric Puttoc birth date = birthplace = death date = 28 May 1023 deathplace = York tomb =… …

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  • 8Homiletics — (Gr. homiletikos , from homilos , to assemble together), in theology the application of the general principles of rhetoric to the specific department of public preaching. The one who practices or studies homiletics is called a homilist .… …

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  • 9Homiletics — • Lengthy historical article. Includes extensive bibliography Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Homiletics     Homiletics     † …

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  • 10Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …

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