Homily vs. Voice — What's the Difference?

A homily (όμλία) is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture, giving the "public explanation of a sacred doctrine" or text. The works of Origen and John Chrysostom (known as Paschal Homily) are considered exemplary examples of Christian homily."In Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Churches, a homily is usually given during Mass (Divine Liturgy or Holy Qurbana for Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, and Divine Service for the Lutheran Church) at the end of the Liturgy of the Word.

The sound produced by the vocal organs of a vertebrate, especially a human.

A sermon, especially one intended to explain the practical and moral implications of a particular scriptural passage.

The ability to produce such sounds

A moralizing lecture or admonition that is often tedious or condescending.

The mind as it produces verbal thoughts

A platitudinous or inspirational saying

A specified quality, condition, or pitch of vocal sound

(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

(Linguistics) Expiration of air through vibrating vocal cords, used in the production of vowels and voiced consonants.

A moralizing lecture.

A sound resembling or reminiscent of vocal utterance

A platitude.

Musical sound produced by vibration of the human vocal cords and resonated within the throat and head cavities.

A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.

The quality or condition of a person's singing

A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life.

A singer

A sermon on a moral or religious topic

One of the individual vocal or instrumental parts or strands in a composition

Expression; utterance

A medium or agency of expression

The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion

(Grammar) A property of verbs or a set of verb inflections indicating the relation between the subject and the action expressed by the verb

The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character in a book.

To give expression to; utter

(Linguistics) To pronounce with vibration of the vocal cords.

To provide (a composition) with voice parts.

To regulate the tone of (the pipes of an organ, for example).

To provide the voice for (a cartoon character or show, for example)

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

(phonetics) Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

The tone or sound emitted by an object

The faculty or power of utterance

That which is communicated; message; meaning.

An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

(archaic) Command; precept.

One who speaks; a speaker.

(literature) A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

(music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.

(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.

(transitive) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

To vote; to elect; to appoint

To clamor; to cry out

To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

To act as a voice actor to portray a character.

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice.

Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; - distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper.

The tone or sound emitted by anything.

The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice.

Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.

Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.

Command; precept; - now chiefly used in scriptural language.

One who speaks; a speaker.

A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.

To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.

To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.

To vote; to elect; to appoint.

To clamor; to cry out.

The distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech;

The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract;

A sound suggestive of a vocal utterance;

Expressing in coherent verbal form;

A means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated;

Something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression;

(metonymy) a singer;

An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;

The ability to speak;

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music;

Give voice to;

Utter with vibrating vocal chords