单词 | sermon |
释义 | sermon —sermonless, adj. /serr"meuhn/, n. 1. a 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. 2. any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, esp. on a moral issue. 3. a long, tedious speech. [1150-1200; ME < ML sermon- (s. of sermo) speech from pulpit, L: discourse, equiv. to ser- (base of serere to link up, organize) + -mon- n. suffix] Syn. 2, 3. lecture. 3. harangue, tirade. |
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