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
Long before his sermons, the bling, and the criminal convictions, Singh was the only son of a landlord in a quiet Rajasthan village, according to the group’s website.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Yet this would be his last sermon as senior pastor of Highland Park United Methodist Church.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Kelly, alongside a mob of activists, allegedly stormed Cities Church over the weekend, disrupting a Sunday sermon based on allegations that one of the pastors, David Easterwood, is an ICE official.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Yet this would be his last sermon as senior pastor of Highland Park United Methodist Church.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Kelly, alongside a mob of activists, allegedly stormed Cities Church over the weekend, disrupting a Sunday sermon based on allegations that one of the pastors, David Easterwood, is an ICE official.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermon
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But buried not too deeply beneath the surface of her silly stories are the very hard lessons learned.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the world faces many challenges, the history of peace processes offers important lessons for navigating present-day conflict.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Trump, he's done things, and then he's continued on with his speech, and then continued on to meet with world leaders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron blasted tech company executives of social media platforms over refusals to limit or restrict speech.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Feb. 2026
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In his homily, Leo framed Christmas as a call to recognize human fragility and respond with care rather than indifference, repeatedly returning to the theme of peace as something already present but easily ignored.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Dec. 2025
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This was Pope Leo XIV’s call to action during his homily at Mass in Beirut near the site of the Beirut port explosion.—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Saturday afternoon inside the Intuit Dome often felt more like a lecture that needed to end.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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However, naming the Holocaust as a genocide in 2026, the organizers of the lecture about our book feared, would evoke contemporary associations—above all, with the genocide in Gaza.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermon. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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