homiletic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of HOMILETIC

marked by or given to preaching moral values <tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome>

Synonyms didactic, homiletic (or homiletical), moralistic, moralizing, preachy, sententious

Related Words dogmatic (also dogmatical), prescriptive; admonishing, admonitory, cautionary; advisory, enlightening, instructive; holier-than-thou, self-righteous

homiletic or homiletical

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