1
: a religious discourse delivered in public usually by a member of the clergy as a part of a worship service
2
: a speech on conduct or duty
Examples of sermon in a Sentence
He preached a sermon on the importance of kindness.
Dad gave me a sermon yesterday about doing my homework.
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Entire chapters of the gospels are devoted to Jesus’s sermons, parables, and private conversations with His disciples.
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Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Apr. 2025
According to Taylor Swift sermon is at 11 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 27, inside the sanctuary at Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 DeSoto Blvd., and will stream online at gablesucc.org/live.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
One poem appears in a ninth-century anthology, and a tenth-century Bishop of Verona mentioned him in a sermon; otherwise, nothing.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Suh’s chatbots are trained on archives of a church’s sermons and information from its website.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
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Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Apr. 2025
According to Taylor Swift sermon is at 11 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 27, inside the sanctuary at Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 DeSoto Blvd., and will stream online at gablesucc.org/live.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
One poem appears in a ninth-century anthology, and a tenth-century Bishop of Verona mentioned him in a sermon; otherwise, nothing.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Suh’s chatbots are trained on archives of a church’s sermons and information from its website.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sermon. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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sermon
noun
ser·mon
ˈsər-mən 
1
: a public speech usually by a priest, minister, or rabbi for the purpose of giving religious instruction
2
: a speech on conduct or duty
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