omelia

Definitions of omelia
  1. noun
    an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
    synonyms: discorso, predica, predicazione, sermone
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    type of:
    intervento
    the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
  2. noun
    a lengthy rebuke
    synonyms: filippica, girata, paternale, predica, predicozzo, rabbuffo, ramanzina, richiamo, rimbrotto, sgridata
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    type of:
    ammonimento, ammonizione, appunto, biasimo, cicchetto, lavata di capo, monito, reprensione, rimprovero, riprensione, riprovazione, tirata d'orecchi
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
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