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sermon
[sur-muhn]
noun
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, especially on a moral issue.
Synonyms: lecturea long, tedious speech.
sermon
/ ˈsɜːmən, sɜːˈmɒnɪk /
noun
an address of religious instruction or exhortation, often based on a passage from the Bible, esp one delivered during a church service
a written version of such an address
a serious speech, esp one administering reproof
Other Word Forms
- sermonless adjective
- sermonic adjective
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
His meticulous survey takes in dozens of sources, from the obscure to the well-known: pamphlets to legal codes, sermons to atlases, maps, travel narratives, even journals kept by ships’ captains.
Roth, in Mr. Zipperstein’s telling, probed Jewish life—and its collision with American ambition—with more fidelity than any rabbinic sermon could offer.
In practice, contemporary house churches might gather in parks for Olympic-style race walking sessions, listen to a sermon on their headphones, and discuss it as they finished.
Then in September, authorities announced a new online code of conduct for religious personnel, which only allows online sermons to be conducted by licensed groups.
Still the church continued to gather in small groups and shared its sermons online.
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