sermon

---

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsɜː.mən/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɝ.mən/

Noun

sermon (plural sermons)

1. Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
2. A lengthy speech of reproval.

Translations

• French: sermon, prêche
• German: Predigt
• Italian: sermone, predica
• Portuguese: sermão
• Russian: про́поведь
• Spanish: sermón

Translations

• French: sermon, prêche
• German: Predigt, Moralpredigt, Strafpredigt
• Italian: sermone, predica, arringa
• Portuguese: sermão
• Russian: поуче́ние
• Spanish: sermón

Verb

sermon (sermons, present participle sermoning; past and past participle sermoned)

1. (poetic, obsolete) To discourse to or of, as in a sermon#Etymology_1|sermon.
2. (poetic, obsolete) To tutor; to lecture.
   • 1607, William Shakespeare, The Life of Timon of Athens, II. ii. 177:

     Come, sermon me no further.

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004