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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 sermons
After 2018, Jin transformed Zion Church into a semi-virtual network, uploading sermons online and encouraging members around the country to gather and watch sessions together.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Two men who represent two different bastions of power — God and country — in Oklahoma are making sermons of a kind.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Between the sermons and songs calling for people to resist oppression and treat others with dignity, activists spoke about ways to donate and rally around the immigrant community.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
The speakers offer special sermons dedicated to detainees, testimonies from family members of people being detained or personal stories.
—Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noah is constantly making sermons or toasts cribbed from Talmud for Netflix Subscribers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Christian pastors praise Kirk as 'martyr,' claim revival After Kirk's death, several Christian pastors in the Valley spoke in strong terms about him in their sermons and online.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Zion Church, with about 5,000 regular worshipers across nearly 50 cities, rapidly added members during the Covid-19 pandemic through Zoom sermons and small in-person gatherings, Long said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Movies about these topics often get stuck in circular arguments and sermons to the choir.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Two men who represent two different bastions of power — God and country — in Oklahoma are making sermons of a kind.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Between the sermons and songs calling for people to resist oppression and treat others with dignity, activists spoke about ways to donate and rally around the immigrant community.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
The speakers offer special sermons dedicated to detainees, testimonies from family members of people being detained or personal stories.
—Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noah is constantly making sermons or toasts cribbed from Talmud for Netflix Subscribers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Christian pastors praise Kirk as 'martyr,' claim revival After Kirk's death, several Christian pastors in the Valley spoke in strong terms about him in their sermons and online.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Zion Church, with about 5,000 regular worshipers across nearly 50 cities, rapidly added members during the Covid-19 pandemic through Zoom sermons and small in-person gatherings, Long said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Movies about these topics often get stuck in circular arguments and sermons to the choir.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermons
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Schuster said the Fujian is more likely a stepping stone, and China’s next carrier, the Type 004, on which early construction is believed to have begun, will incorporate lessons learned from it.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Stories in which mystery and suspense and fear — stories replete with the trappings of the supernatural — were vehicles for lessons, for learning, for slices of life.—
Christa Carmen,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Of the various speeches, three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani sent a message to fans after winning his second championship in as many seasons with the Dodgers.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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President Woodrow Wilson enacted the Cloture Rule in 1917, requiring a two-thirds majority vote to pass legislation and prevent prolonged speeches from halting debate.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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No lectures, no homilies, no empty words.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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In his fiery homilies, the Monsignor seems to target one new congregation member per week, pushing for the victory of a walkout.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Although nothing is imminent, club sources say the hierarchy are keen to find a successor and have held talks with a number of candidates.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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For his part, Carney said his government remains ready to continue talks to reduce tariffs in certain sectors.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sermons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermons. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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