sermon en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɜː.mən/ (UK)
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- /ˈsɝ.mən/ (US)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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 with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- A lengthy speech of reproval.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarmon | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| sermons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sermonise · sermonish · sermonic · sermonet · sermonlike · sermoneer · presermon · action sermon · postsermon · sermonless · sermonistic · sermonist · hedge sermon · sermonwise · sermon-proof · sermonize · sermonical · sermonette · sermonolatry · sermonesque
Synonyms
browbeating · down the banks · chiding · berating · chockling · going over · lecture · dressing down · dirdum · scolding · objurgation · lecture · throughgoing · browbeating · sermon · jawing · rixation · dressing down · correption
Translations (161)
sh prȍpovēd (religious discourse) · eo prediko (religious discourse) · lv sprediķis (religious discourse) · ru про́поведь (speech of reproval) · es sermón (religious discourse) · tr hutbe (religious discourse) · pdt Prädicht (religious discourse) · mr प्रवचन (religious discourse) · nl preek (speech of reproval) · eo admono (speech of reproval) · th เทศน์ (religious discourse) · es plática (religious discourse) · fr sermon (religious discourse) · cy pregeth (religious discourse) · sh prȍpovijēd (religious discourse) · sv predikan (religious discourse) · cu проповѣдь (religious discourse) · be ка́зань (religious discourse) · ps وعظ (religious discourse) · fr prêche (speech of reproval) · io prediko (religious discourse) · id khotbah (religious discourse) · vi thuyết giáo (religious discourse) · ru про́поведь (religious discourse) · sv förmaning (speech of reproval) · mk беседа (religious discourse) · ms khutbah (religious discourse) · wa pretchaedje (religious discourse) · it sermone (religious discourse) · el κήρυγμα (religious discourse) · mk про́повед (religious discourse) · et jutlus (religious discourse) · bg про́повед (religious discourse) · sh про̏повије̄д (religious discourse) · ar مَوْعِظَة (religious discourse) · cmn 講道 /讲道 (religious discourse) · cmn 布道 (religious discourse) · hi उपदेश (religious discourse) · ba хөтбә (religious discourse) · kmr xutbe (religious discourse) · ro predică (religious discourse) · sv betraktelse (religious discourse) · tr nutuk (speech of reproval) · ky үгүт (religious discourse) · kmr weiz (religious discourse) · sq predikim (religious discourse) · it predica (speech of reproval) · pt sermão (speech of reproval) · az xütbə (religious discourse) · sk kázeň (religious discourse) · fa خطابه (religious discourse) · ota وعظ (religious discourse) · sh про̏пове̄д (religious discourse) · ro cazanie (religious discourse) · id sermon (religious discourse) · rsk казань (religious discourse) · gu ખુતબો (religious discourse) · ms khotbah (religious discourse) · ca sermó (religious discourse) · sw hotuba (religious discourse) · fi saarna (speech of reproval) · sv moralpredikan (speech of reproval) · bn ওয়াজ (religious discourse) · de Strafpredigt (speech of reproval) · ug خۇتبە (religious discourse) · gu પ્રવચન (religious discourse) · tt хөтбә (religious discourse) · wa siermon (religious discourse) · kix āchìm (religious discourse) · lo ເທສະນາ (religious discourse) · wa siermon (speech of reproval) · de Predigt (religious discourse) · sv straffpredikan (speech of reproval) · ro predică (speech of reproval) · ru поуче́ние (speech of reproval) · fa موعظه (religious discourse) · tr vaaz (religious discourse) · ab а́ларҵәара (speech of reproval) · ps موعظه (religious discourse) · kk уағыз (religious discourse) · az vəz (religious discourse) · lo ເທດ (religious discourse) · gu ભાષણ (religious discourse) · el επίπληξη (speech of reproval) · nb preken (religious discourse) · hy քարոզ (speech of reproval) · bn খুতবা (religious discourse) · uz xutba (religious discourse) · fi saarna (religious discourse) · cmn 說教 /说教 (religious discourse) · ar وَعْظ (religious discourse) · nl preek (religious discourse) · mi kauwhau (religious discourse) · ru нравоуче́ние (speech of reproval) · hu prédikáció (religious discourse) · he דְּרָשָׁה (religious discourse) · ca sermó (speech of reproval) · ug نەسىھەت (religious discourse) · ps خطبه (religious discourse) · lt pamokslas (religious discourse) · ga seanmóir (religious discourse) · fr prêche (religious discourse) · it sermone (speech of reproval) · ro propovedanie (religious discourse) · sga precept (religious discourse) · be каза́нне (religious discourse) · mk сло́во (religious discourse) · da prædiken (religious discourse) · ko 설교 (religious discourse) · ur خطبہ (religious discourse) · fr sermon (speech of reproval) · ha huɗuba (religious discourse) · he הַטָּפָה (religious discourse) · it predica (religious discourse) · th เทศนา (religious discourse) · pl kazanie (religious discourse) · uk каза́ння (religious discourse) · uk про́повідь (religious discourse) · pt sermão (religious discourse) · tg хутба (religious discourse) · kw pregoth (religious discourse) · ar خُطْبَة (religious discourse) · fa خطبه (religious discourse) · cmn 說教 /说教 (speech of reproval) · wa pretchmint (religious discourse) · sl pridiga (religious discourse) · tg ваъз (religious discourse) · nn preike (religious discourse) · grc κήρυγμα (religious discourse) · tk wagyz (religious discourse) · ka ქადაგება (religious discourse) · it arringa (speech of reproval) · gd searmon (religious discourse) · uz vaʼz (religious discourse) · ab а́бжьагажәа (religious discourse) · tg мавъиза (religious discourse) · tr vaaz (speech of reproval) · gl sermón (speech of reproval) · sk kázanie (religious discourse) · es prédica (religious discourse) · grc ἐπίπληξις (speech of reproval) · es sermón (speech of reproval) · ru нота́ция (speech of reproval) · cs kázání (religious discourse) · ky кутпа (religious discourse) · sw mahubiri (religious discourse) · hi प्रवचन (religious discourse) · hu szentbeszéd (religious discourse) · ja 説教 (religious discourse) · km ទេសនា (religious discourse) · de Moralpredigt (speech of reproval) · fa وعظ (religious discourse) · gl sermón (religious discourse) · gv sharmane (religious discourse) · de Predigt (speech of reproval) · hy քարոզ (religious discourse) · ur وعظ (religious discourse) · be про́паведзь (religious discourse) · nl donderpreek (speech of reproval) · is predikun (religious discourse) · pl kazanie (speech of reproval)