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sermon

/ˈsɝ.mən/noun2 syllables

Sermon means: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service).

Synonyms for sermon11

noun, as in an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

discourse, preaching

noun, as in a moralistic rebuke

preaching

also used for sermon

browbeating, dressing down, lecture, berating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks

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What does sermon mean?2

noun

1

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

2

a moralistic rebuke“your preaching is wasted on him”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sermon?4

two syllables

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three syllables

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Sermon in a sentence

  • The pastor's sermons may bore you, but they are morally edifying.darinmex
  • The church congregation was moved by the fine sermon.CK
  • The congregation was moved by the fine sermon.CK
  • The minister inspired us with a marvelous sermon.CM
  • No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.CK
  • Even the pastor's sermon is not beyond criticism.Dejo
  • The priest recited the beatitudes in his sermon.letsgolanguages
  • Those who don't want to end up in heaven don't need sermons.AlanF_US

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Forms of sermon

as a noun

plural
sermons