1
: a religious discourse delivered in public usually by a member of the clergy as a part of a worship service
2
: a speech on conduct or duty
Examples of sermon in a Sentence
He preached a sermon on the importance of kindness.
Dad gave me a sermon yesterday about doing my homework.
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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Crashing into Grattan’s church as the reverend delivers a pseudoscientific sermon about a looming apocalypse, Rafferty gives Grattan his own taste of what the end of the world might look like by choking him with an eel.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
Evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain have taken to YouTube to share sermons and teachings.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Crashing into Grattan’s church as the reverend delivers a pseudoscientific sermon about a looming apocalypse, Rafferty gives Grattan his own taste of what the end of the world might look like by choking him with an eel.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
Evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain have taken to YouTube to share sermons and teachings.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sermon
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sermon. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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sermon
noun
ser·mon
ˈsər-mən 
1
: a public speech usually by a priest, minister, or rabbi for the purpose of giving religious instruction
2
: a speech on conduct or duty
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