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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The volunteers then sat in the basement of Marsh Chapel, at Boston University, and listened to a Good Friday sermon piped in from the pulpit above them.
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Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Church leaders have been very cognizant of the separation of church and state, so their sermons don’t outwardly criticize President Donald Trump.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Barber has previously delivered sermons on the Capitol steps and addressed a Moral Monday gathering at the Supreme Court.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Church leaders have been very cognizant of the separation of church and state, so their sermons don’t outwardly criticize President Donald Trump.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Barber has previously delivered sermons on the Capitol steps and addressed a Moral Monday gathering at the Supreme Court.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sermon. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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