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
The volunteers then sat in the basement of Marsh Chapel, at Boston University, and listened to a Good Friday sermon piped in from the pulpit above them.
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Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Church leaders have been very cognizant of the separation of church and state, so their sermons don’t outwardly criticize President Donald Trump.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Barber has previously delivered sermons on the Capitol steps and addressed a Moral Monday gathering at the Supreme Court.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Church leaders have been very cognizant of the separation of church and state, so their sermons don’t outwardly criticize President Donald Trump.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Barber has previously delivered sermons on the Capitol steps and addressed a Moral Monday gathering at the Supreme Court.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermon
Noun
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These early lessons about strength and survival may have instilled in him a need to appear invulnerable at all times.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Apparently, the lesson was lost on Colorado politicians and bureaucrats who are determined to force people of faith to choose between exercising their religion and serving their clients in the Colorado marketplace.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
Noun
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What kind of speech is protected by the First Amendment?—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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After the speech went viral, Springsteen released it as a track with a collection of recordings from that performance.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
Noun
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During the homily at his inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo echoed an idea and a particular Bible verse from the document.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Readings and the gospel will be followed by a homily.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
18 May 2025
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Brian Stelter, and Oliver Darcy, and their partisan squad adored Pelley’s lecture, but ignored what Blanchard pointed out.—
Tim Graham,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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The lectures are in the Oceanside Campus Administration Building, 1 Barnard Drive.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermon. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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