different between motto vs homily

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c.. Doublet of mot.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?t.o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?t??/

Noun

motto (plural mottos or mottoes)

1. (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
2. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
3. (obsolete) A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:saying

Translations

Further reading

• motto (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Alternative forms

• moto n (less common)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?moto]
• Rhymes: -oto

Noun

motto n

1. motto
2. epigraph

Declension

See also

• krédo

Further reading

• motto in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• motto in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

motto n (singular definite mottoet, plural indefinite mottoer)

1. motto

References

• “motto” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Italian motto (“a word, a saying”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mot?to

Noun

motto n (plural motto's, diminutive mottootje n)

1. motto
2. (heraldry) motto

Hyponyms

• leus, leuze
• wapenspreuk

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mot?o/, [?mo?t??o?]
• Rhymes: -ot?o
• Syllabification: mot?to

Noun

motto

1. motto (sentence or a phrase with guiding principle)

   Synonym: tunnuslause

2. epigraph (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text)

   Synonym: epigrafi

3. (heraldry) motto

   Synonyms: tunnuslause, vaalilause

Declension

Anagrams

• motot

Italian

Etymology

From Latin muttum (“mutter”). Compare Catalan and French mot (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?t.to/
• Rhymes: -?tto

Noun

motto m (plural motti)

1. witty remark
2. motto, maxim
3. posy (motto inscribed inside a ring)

Descendants

• ? English: motto
• ? German: Motto

Further reading

• motto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

motto

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Maquiritari

Noun

motto

1. worm

References

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).

Nauruan

Noun

motto

1. motto

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian motto

Noun

motto n (definite singular mottoet, indefinite plural motto or mottoer, definite plural mottoa or mottoene)

1. a motto

References

• “motto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian motto

Noun

motto n (definite singular mottoet, indefinite plural motto, definite plural mottoa)

1. a motto

References

• “motto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Italian motto, from Latin muttum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?t.t?/

Noun

motto n

1. philosophy, motto, watchword, byword

   Synonyms: dewiza, credo

2. (literature) epigraph (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text)

   Synonym: epigraf

Declension

Further reading

• motto in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• motto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

motto n

1. motto

Declension

Synonyms

• valspråk

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English omel?, omel?e, omelye, from Old French omelie and Ecclesiastical Latin homilia, omilia (“homily”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (homilía, “homily; instruction”), from ?????? (hóm?los, “crowd, throng”) + -??? (-í?, “suffix forming abstract feminine nouns”). ?????? is derived from ???? (homós, “common; same”) + ????? (??l?, “crowd”) (from ???? (eíl?, “to aggregate”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?m?li/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?h?m?li/
• Hyphenation: hom?i?ly

Noun

homily (plural homilies)

1. (Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
2. A moralizing lecture.
3. A platitude.

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Adverb

homily (comparative more homily, superlative most homily)

1. In a homey manner.
   • 1980, Stephen King, Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game

     Rocky handed it [the beer] to Bob, whose demurrals petered out as he held the can's cold actuality in his hand. It bore the smiling face of Lynn Swann. He opened it. Leo farted homily to close the transaction.

References

Further reading

• homily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia