A sermon, instructive discourse.

A discourse, usually delivered from a pulpit and based upon a text of Scripture, for the purpose of giving religious instruction or exhortation. t…

A religious discourse addressed to a congregation; a sermon; esp. a practical discourse with a view to the spiritual edification of the hearers…

A discourse, sermon, or homily; a treatise, exposition. Obsolete.

= homily, n. a.

A homily or exhortation delivered, or prepared for delivery, in church. Now rare.