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DEFINITION: (noun) A sermon, especially one intended to edify a congregation on a practical matter and not intended to be a theological discourse. SYNONYMS: preachment. USAGE: The priest addressed a hasty homily to the pair on the perils of life, on the duties they must, some day, inculcate upon their children.

Goodman, a Harvard graduate, broadcast journalist, and author, is currently the host of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! program. She has covered numerous antiwar and anti-globalization movements, and is known for her left wing stance and criticism of the corporate media. In 1991, she and a companion were severely beaten after witnessing the Dili Massacre, in which hundreds of East Timorese protestors were murdered. Why did Goodman refuse to accept the Overseas Press Club Award in 2001?