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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ser•mon /ˈsɜrmən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona talk given for religious instruction.
- any serious talk, esp. on morals:Don't give me a sermon on how to run my life!
- a long, boring speech.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ser•mon (sûr′mən),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, esp. one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, esp. on a moral issue.
- a long, tedious speech.
- Medieval Latin sermōn- (stem of sermō) speech from pulpit, Latin: discourse, equivalent. to ser- (base of serere to link up, organize) + -mōn- noun, nominal suffix
- Middle English 1150–1200
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lecture.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harangue, tirade.
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