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
And the notes that accompany the sermons in outline form are strikingly similar to those Bickle provided for years, even down to the practice of boldfacing, italicizing and underlining certain points.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Pastor Rashad Singletary of Mount Olive Baptist Church of Turner Station didn't let a gunshot wound keep him from delivering an energetic sermon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Kish won’t use magic during sermons.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Separately, Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to head the Church of England, delivered her first Easter sermon at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Pastor Rashad Singletary of Mount Olive Baptist Church of Turner Station didn't let a gunshot wound keep him from delivering an energetic sermon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Kish won’t use magic during sermons.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Separately, Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to head the Church of England, delivered her first Easter sermon at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermon
Noun
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That worked in Game 3, but Minnesota showed much better discipline in Game 4, seemingly having learned its lesson.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The lessons are relevant far beyond the country.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Those include ConversationRelay, which aims to generate human-like speech that connects to large-language models like ChatGPT, as well as a product called Conversational Intelligence.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mario Lopez takes the podium for a speech at the Boys and Girls Club of America event in Las Vegas on April 7.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Leo used his homily at Mass in the Monaco stadium to do just that, urging the faithful to reject the type of idolatry that has enslaved people in cycles of war and injustice.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beneath the metallic veneer, though, her songs had the tenderness and precision of a homily.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Chapman’s lecture was one of several sessions making up the first day of Screen Forever 40, the three-day industry conference marking the 40th edition of the Screen Producers Australia gathering.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Audiences are now challenging the media’s monopoly and the top-down lecture modes of addressing viewers and readers, which in some cases can present ethical challenges.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermon. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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