as in lesson
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 sermon
In her sermon, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit.
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Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Afterward, Simeon Alexander, an eighty-nine-year-old pastor at Shield of Faith, delivered a sermon on the Book of Haggai.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Efforts to maintain calm appear for now to be coming in the form of public statements or suggested sermons for imams appealing to people’s restraint.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The bakery went viral this week for selling cookies depicting Washington National Cathedral’s Bishop Mariann Budde, who pled with President Donald Trump to have mercy in her Jan. 21 sermon.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Afterward, Simeon Alexander, an eighty-nine-year-old pastor at Shield of Faith, delivered a sermon on the Book of Haggai.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Efforts to maintain calm appear for now to be coming in the form of public statements or suggested sermons for imams appealing to people’s restraint.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The bakery went viral this week for selling cookies depicting Washington National Cathedral’s Bishop Mariann Budde, who pled with President Donald Trump to have mercy in her Jan. 21 sermon.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermon
Noun
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There will also be group dance lessons at 9pm with Rumbao Latin Dance Company and a cash bar.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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There are lessons baked into the narrative of Jackie Brown as well.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Among the Republican lawmakers who sat behind Mace during her speech to show their support were Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Anna Paulina Luna of Florida.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Just last week, Adams was back in the capital where Trump delivered a speech at the national prayer breakfast.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, delivered the homily at an interfaith prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on January 20 following Trump’s inauguration.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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Readings will be offered by Jason Carter and Joshua Carter, another grandson, and Andrew Young, the civil rights leader who served as Mr. Carter’s ambassador to the U.N., will deliver a homily.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Not only did the experts provide lectures, but guests could reserve dinner with them or have chat with them in the lounge.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The anniversary of the landmark building has inspired parties, lectures, special tours and other celebrations.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Sermon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermon. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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