homily vs speaking

homily

noun
  • A platitude. 

  • A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter. 

  • A moralizing lecture. 

adv
  • In a homey manner. 

speaking

noun
  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story. 

  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language. 

  • The act of communicating vocally. 

intj
  • Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking. 

adj
  • Used in speaking. 

  • Having competence in a language. 

  • Having the ability of speech. 

  • Expressive; eloquent. 

  • Involving speaking. 

How often have the words homily and speaking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )