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
Since 2016, Campbell's sermons have been broadcast to a national audience on the PTL Television Network.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
Sunday sermons have avoided direct criticism of Washington’s pettiness, foul language, mismanagement and lies.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
At the end, Jelly Roll gave a quick, impassioned sermon about God’s grace before wishing Shaboozey a happy birthday.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
In the sermon, his voice was reduced to a thin croaking.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
Sunday sermons have avoided direct criticism of Washington’s pettiness, foul language, mismanagement and lies.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
At the end, Jelly Roll gave a quick, impassioned sermon about God’s grace before wishing Shaboozey a happy birthday.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
In the sermon, his voice was reduced to a thin croaking.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermon
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Come to Citi Field for the Mets, stay for the lesson on MLB’s obscure rules.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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In each episode, the trio will embark on adventures across Brazil, discovering unique biomes, cultural traditions and important lessons about environmental preservation and collaboration.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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After a speech by chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin, guests took their seats at the dinner tables, set with Caltagirone ceramics, neo-antique statues and rich compositions of local fruit to emphasize the colorful boldness of the Polychroma high jewelry collection.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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The show tells the story of how a lowly Cockney flower girl is accepted as royalty by improving her manner of speech with the help of a speech teacher.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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In his homily to the crowd of some 200,000 gathered for his Mass, the pope set out a vision of leadership based on humility and conciliation rather than on top-down intervention.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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In his homily during his inauguration Mass on Oct. 22, 1978, Pope John Paul II noted that popes had been crowned in the past, but said the focus should be elsewhere.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Full sessions from each day will be available on the Weather & Climate Livestream's channel archives while the event lasts, and shorter clips from individual lectures will be made available after June 1.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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Free lectures The Learning is for Everyone, aka LIFE, group at MiraCosta College holds free lectures June 6.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermon. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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