{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. homilétique. See Homily. ] 1. Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable; conversable; companionable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His virtues active, chiefly, and homiletical, not those lazy, sullen ones of the cloister. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to homiletics; hortatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. homilétique. ] The art of preaching; that branch of theology which treats of homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and delivering them. [ 1913 Webster ]