Synonyms for sermon
ˈsɜr mənser·mon

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1. sermon

   Speech is the general word for utterance of thought in language. A speech may be the delivering of one's sentiments in the simplest way; an oration is an elaborate and prepared speech; a harangue is a vehement appeal to passion, or a speech that has something disputatious and combative in it. A discourse is a set speech on a definite subject, intended to convey instruction. Compare CONVERSATION; DICTION; LANGUAGE.

   Synonyms:
   address, address, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, harangue, language, oration, oratory, speaking, speech, talk, utterance

   Antonyms:
   hush, silence, speechlessness, stillness, taciturnity

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1. sermon, discourse, preachingnoun

   an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

   Synonyms:
   discussion, discourse, treatment, preaching

2. sermon, preachingnoun

   a moralistic rebuke

   "your preaching is wasted on him"

   Synonyms:
   discourse, preaching

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1. • Lecture

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1. sermonnoun

   Synonyms:
   homily, exhortation, religious discourse

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1. sermonnoun

   Synonyms:
   homily, exhortation (religious), discourse

   Associated words:
   homiletics, homiletic, homilist

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1. List of paraphrases for "sermon":

   knute, lecture, soapbox, prayers, preaching, speech, betrothal

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1. Kardashian West:

   It's honestly more like a healing experience for my husband, it's just music ; there's no sermon. It's definitely something he believes in — Jesus — and there's a Christian vibe. But there's no preaching. It's just a very spiritual Christian experience.

2. Alex Tihonov/Adobe Stock Photo ChatGPT:

   It’s worth noting that while a language model like Alex Tihonov/Adobe Stock Photo ChatGPT can provide an approximation of a sermon, it can not replicate the full experience of a live sermon delivered by a human preacher, the human element of preaching, including voice inflection, emotional expression, and audience interaction, is an important part of the preaching experience that a language model can not replicate.

3. Kardashian West:

   Kanye West's honestly more like a healing experience for my husband, it's just music ; there's no sermon. It's definitely something he believes in -- Jesus -- and there's a Christian vibe. But there's no preaching. It's just a very spiritual Christian experience.

4. Bruce Prescott:

   Frankly, I’m glad we finally got the governor and attorney general to agree to let the monument be moved to private property, which is where I believe it’s most appropriate, i’m not opposed to the Ten Commandments. The first sermon I ever preached was on the Ten Commandments. I’m just opposed to it being on public property.

5. Karen Gibson:

   Normally with that kind of message, we would be joining in (with the sermon). As black, Pentecostal folk there will be the amens and hallelujahs. I could see them twitching, they were wanting to move and we couldn't. We just had to hold it all down.