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Homily

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Name applied, since the time of Origen (c.185-253), to a didactic commentary, without formal introduction, division, or conclusion, on some part of Sacred Scripture, the aim being to explain the literal, and evolve the spiritual, meaning of the text. Among the famous homilists are Origen, Saint Hilary, Saint Ambrose, Saint Chrysostum, Saint Augustine, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. The oldest homily extant is the so-called Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. At present there are four methods of treating the homily:

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Entry for 'Homily'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​h/homily.html. 1910.
 
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