homiletics
noun
homiletics is spelled H-O-M-I-L-E-T-I-C-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homiletics means “The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in homiletics?
| Letters | 10: H-O-M-I-L-E-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is homiletics?
Homiletics appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does homiletics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homiletics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense art of preaching:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | homilétique |
| German | Homiletik |
| Portuguese | homilética |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does homiletics come from?
From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητική (homilētikḗ). Compare ὅμιλος (hómilos, “crowd, throng”), ὁμῑλέω (homīléō, “to be with, to talk”), and ομιλώ (omilṓ, “to talk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).