as in lesson
a public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift
a sermon whose message was that we should love our neighbors as much as we love ourselves
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Recent Examples of sermon
Post with his cigarettes and endless fan interaction, and Jelly with his sermons on generational trauma and second chances.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Jakes delivered his first sermon in 1976 and was ordained in 1979.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
His father’s Sunday sermons were played back on local radio station WLBN 1590 AM, a 1,000-watt station operating from sunrise to sunset.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
In this early 19th-century rebirth of backcountry religion, traveling ministers preached a fiery gospel of grace, stirring large crowds with their open-air sermons.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Jakes delivered his first sermon in 1976 and was ordained in 1979.
—Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
His father’s Sunday sermons were played back on local radio station WLBN 1590 AM, a 1,000-watt station operating from sunrise to sunset.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
In this early 19th-century rebirth of backcountry religion, traveling ministers preached a fiery gospel of grace, stirring large crowds with their open-air sermons.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermon
Noun
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For Rick Berres, owner of Honey-Doers, the lesson learned was that color drenching often suits smaller spaces better than larger ones.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
14 June 2026
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The right lesson is that women need the economic conditions that make long-term investment sensible.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The president will headline the event and give a speech.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The policy says students within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools retain First Amendment rights while also outlining circumstances the school can restrict speech deemed disruptive.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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In Louisiana, Democrats raised concerns about mandatory jail time for disrupting services and warned that the laws were too arbitrary, suggesting that they could be applied against a congregant for singing out of turn as a pastor delivers a homily.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Cole’s canvases were synthetic constructions teeming with homilies.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And this is where the second component of the performance-lecture’s effectiveness comes in, specifically for artists who work with technology and the internet as their subject and medium.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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The event will also include a lecture series by local historians and scholars about the arts on display.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermon. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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