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Definition of Sermon
1. Noun. An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service).
Category relationships: Church, Church Service
Generic synonyms: Address, Speech
Specialized synonyms: Baccalaureate, Kerugma, Kerygma, Evangelism, Homily, Preachment
Specialized synonyms: Sermon On The Mount
Derivative terms: Preach, Sermonise, Sermonize
2. Noun. A moralistic rebuke. "Your preaching is wasted on him"
Generic synonyms: Lecture, Speech, Talking To
Derivative terms: Preach, Sermonise, Sermonize
Definition of Sermon
1. n. A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermons of Chaucer.
2. v. i. To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon.
3. v. t. To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.
Definition of Sermon
1. Noun. religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter ¹
2. Noun. a lengthy speech of reproval ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sermon
1. a religious discourse [n -S] : SERMONIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Sermon
1. 1. A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermens of Chaucer. 2. 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. "This our life exempt from public haunts Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones and good in everything." (Shak) "His preaching much, but more his practice, wrought, A living sermon of the truths he taught." (Dryden) 3. Hence, a serious address; a lecture on one's conduct or duty; an exhortation or reproof; a homily; often in a depreciatory sense. Origin: OE. Sermoun, sermun, F. Sermon, fr. L. Sermo, -onis, a speaking, discourse, probably fr. Serer, sertum, to join, connect; hence, a connected speech. See Series. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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