Definitions of sermon
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To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.
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To tutor; to lecture.
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Sermonize.
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To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon.
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a moralistic rebuke; " your preaching is wasted on him"
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A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermons of Chaucer.
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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.
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Hence, a serious address; a lecture on one's conduct or duty; an exhortation or reproof; a homily; - often in a depreciatory sense.
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Discourse on a text of Scripture.
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A religious discourse, based on a text of the Bible; any serious discourse.
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Sermonette.
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A discourse on a Scripture text for the purpose of spiritual awakening or edification.
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A discourse delivered by a clergyman or licentiate from a pulpit, generally on a text selected from Scripture; any serious exhortation.