| NOUN | communication | sermon, discourse, preaching | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |
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| communication | sermon, preaching | a moralistic rebuke |
| Sounds | ser'mahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service). | |
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| Synonyms | discourse, preaching | |
| Category | church service, church | A service conducted in a house of worship |
| Instances | Sermon on the Mount | The first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6 |
| Narrower | baccalaureate | A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies |
| evangelism | zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel | |
| homily, preachment | A sermon on a moral or religious topic | |
| kerygma, kerugma | preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church | |
| Broader | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
| Catalan | sermó | |
| Spanish | sermón | |
| Verbs | sermonize, sermonise | speak as if delivering a sermon |
| Meaning | A moralistic rebuke. | |
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| Synonym | preaching | |
| Broader | lecture, speech, talking to | A lengthy rebuke |
| Verbs | sermonize, sermonise | speak as if delivering a sermon |