sermon

«sermon» in Mova's school dictionary: a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sermon, sermons)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A sermon is a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a religious service, explaining the Bible or teaching how to live. tree →

2) (informal) A sermon is a long, boring telling-off or lecture about how to behave. tree →

sense in the lessons

In church the sermon (Catholics often say homily) comes after the Bible readings; it may be short or long. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount includes the Beatitudes ("Blessed are the meek…") and the Lord's Prayer. At home children joke when a parent gives "a sermon" about tidying up. Phrases: preach a sermon, give a sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, a sermon about…

examples

• The vicar's sermon was about being kind to strangers. tree →
• Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount on a hillside. tree →
• Grandpa fell asleep during the sermon. tree →
• The minister's sermon was only five minutes long today. tree →
• I got a sermon from Dad about leaving my bike in the rain. tree →
• In his sermon, the priest talked about forgiveness. tree →
• "It was a good sermon to-day," the man said at last. tree →

note

Countable. Verb: preach (preached). The person: preacher. Informal sense is a little rude about the speaker, so use it jokingly.

In the corpora

• Christians call it the Sermon on the Mount.
• The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' great teaching on a hillside, found in Matthew chapters 5 to 7.
• A service usually has songs, prayers, Bible readings, a sermon, often communion, and a blessing at the end.
• The sermon is a talk by the minister explaining a Bible passage and how to live it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sermon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.