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sermon¹
- /ˈsɜː.mən/ UK
- /ˈsɝ.mən/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mən
Where it comes from
From Middle English sermoun, from Anglo-Norman sermun and/or Old French sermon, from Latin sermō, sermōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *sermō, from *ser- (“to bind”) + *-mō. Displaced native Old English wordpredicung, literally word + preaching.
noun sermons · sarmon
- Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter. One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience w
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A lengthy speech of reproval.
Similar: browbeating, dressing down, lecture, berating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, going over, jawing, objurgation
sermon²
- /ˈsɜː.mən/ UK
- /ˈsɝ.mən/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mən
Where it comes from
From Middle English sermonen, from Old French sermoner, from sermon (see above).
verb sermons · sermoning · sermoned
- To discourse to or of, as in a sermon. January 23 1583, Edmund Spenser, letter to Walter Raleigh To some I know this methode will seem displeasaunt, which had rather have good discipline delivered plainly in way of precepts, or sermoned at large, as they use, then thus clowdily enwrapped in allegorical devises
- To tutor; to lecture. Come, sermon me no further.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: preaching, discourse, homily, pulpit, lecture, lesson, engagement, presentation, speech, oath, betrothal, soapbox, knute, lectures, prayers, xiv
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noun religious discourse
| Español | sermón, plática, prédica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설교 seolgyo |
| 日本語 | 説教 sekkyō |
| 中文 | 講道 /讲道 jiǎngdào, 布道 bùdào, 說教 /说教 shuōjiào |
| हिन्दी | उपदेश updeś, प्रवचन pravcan |
| Kiswahili | hotuba, mahubiri |
| Português | sermão |
| Français | sermon, prêche |
| Deutsch | Predigt |
| Italiano | sermone, predica |
| Ελληνικά | κήρυγμα kírygma |
| Română | predică, propovedanie, cazanie |
| Русский | про́поведь própovedʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thuyết giáo |
| العربية | مَوْعِظَة mawʕiẓa, خُطْبَة ḵuṭba, وَعْظ waʕẓ |
| עברית | דְּרָשָׁה, הַטָּפָה |
noun speech of reproval
| Español | sermón |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 說教 /说教 shuōjiào |
| Português | sermão |
| Français | sermon, prêche |
| Deutsch | Predigt, Moralpredigt, Strafpredigt |
| Italiano | sermone, predica, arringa |
| Ελληνικά | επίπληξη epíplixi |
| Română | predică |
| Русский | поуче́ние poučénije, нота́ция notácija, про́поведь própovedʹ, нравоуче́ние nravoučénije |
Talk about this word "sermon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sermon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sermon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sermon "sermon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sermon.Cite this
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title = {sermon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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