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sermon - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sermon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sermon [ n.]
- A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermons of Chaucer.
- Specifically, a discourse delivered in public, usually by a clergyman, for the purpose of religious instruction and grounded on some text or passage of Scripture.
- Hence, a serious address; a lecture on one's conduct or duty; an exhortation or reproof; a homily; -- often in a depreciatory sense.
2 . Sermon [ v. i.]
- To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon.
3 . Sermon [ v. t.]
- To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.
- To tutor; to lecture.

Meaning of 'sermon' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sermon [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a moralistic rebuke
Example in sentence:
  • your preaching is wasted on him