Word: homilists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ho
mi
lists
Definition: Plural of homilist; a commentary that follows a reading of scripture, giving the "public explanation of a sacred doctrine" or text
Morphemes:
Affix: homily
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὅμῑλος
Language: grc
Decoded: omilos
Meaning: a crowd or gathering of people
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.