sermon

Pronunciation: /ˈsɝ.mən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
  2. noun a moralistic rebuke

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

discourse, preaching

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
address
Narrower (hyponyms)
baccalaureate, homily, evangelism, kerygma

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