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sermon

sermon

noun ser-MOHN Rare
Arts & Culture Religion

Also means

lecture, moralizing speech

Usage Note

Sermon means both a religious sermon delivered from a pulpit and, figuratively, a tedious moralizing lecture. Faire un sermon à quelqu'un means 'to lecture someone'. The verb sermonner means 'to lecture or moralize at someone'. It entered French via Latin sermo (speech, conversation).

Examples

"Le prêtre a prononcé un sermon sur la charité."

Natural Translation

The priest delivered a sermon on charity.

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