Thesaurus results for SERMONS

sermons

noun

plural of sermon

as in lessons

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 Even when the Lord’s name was left out, Stanley speeches sounded like sermons. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Late in his life, Dollison delivered sermons for Church of Christ congregations in Rector, Greenway and Jonesboro, as well as in the Missouri communities of Leachville and Campbell. —

Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026 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. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 Kish won’t use magic during sermons. —

Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 This was evident in the themes of his sermons. —

Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Friday prayer leaders often deliver sermons aligned with government messaging. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Inside were sermons, political tracts, and educational booklets. —

Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026 Reh delivers sermons in both English and Karenni, helping to make religious services more accessible. —

Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026

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Others kick things up by arranging private beach bonfires in the evening, catamaran outings by day, surf lessons with Engstrom Surf, and even customized tarot card readings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Drop in the fact that Japan’s navy had learned some very hard lessons from the Russo-Japanese War on the potency of dreadnoughts, and things start to fall into place (at least conceptually).

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026