Definition of SERMON

sermon

Meanings

Plural: sermons

Noun

  • an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
  • a moralistic rebuke
  • Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
  • A lengthy speech of reproval.

Verb

  • To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.
  • To tutor; to lecture.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sermoun, from Anglo-Norman sermun and/or Old French sermon, from Latin sermō, sermōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *sermō, from *ser- (“to bind”) + *-mō.

Synonyms

discourse, preaching

Scrabble Score: 8

sermon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sermon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sermon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sermon is a valid Words With Friends word