The Collaborative International Dictionary
Homilist \Hom"i*list\, n. One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from homily + -ist.
Wiktionary
n. One who prepares homily; one who preaches to a congregation.
Usage examples of "homilist".
This morning the homilist was a free man of color by the name of Jubal Labiche, who actually never attended services in the church unless he was asked to give the sermon.
The last-named homilist comes to this conclusion: that it must be allowed that those possessed by a devil can not only be relieved, but even entirely delivered by means of material things, understanding that in the latter case they are not very fiercely molested.
In the capacity of class homilist, I venture to call your attention, brethren and sisters, to the extraordinary common-sense displayed by the pyloric sphincter.