sermon

noun

/ˈsɜːmən/

/ˈsɜːrmən/

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a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service
Extra Examples
- She preached a sermon on forgiveness.
- He gave a long sermon against abortion.
- He preached a long sermon against the war.
Synonyms speech
speech
- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.
- speech a formal talk given to an audience:
  Several people made speeches at the wedding.
- lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
  a lecture on the Roman army
  a course/series of lectures
- address a formal speech given to an audience:
  a televised presidential address
speech or address?A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
- talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
  She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.
- sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
  to preach a sermon
Patterns
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
Collocations Religion
ReligionBeing religious
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fiery
- weekly
- long
- …
verb + sermon
- deliver
- give
- preach
- …
preposition
- during a/the sermon
- in a/the sermon
- sermon on
- …
See full entry
(informal, usually disapproving) moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk
- We had to listen to a long sermon on the evils of wasting time.
Topics Suggestions and advicec2

Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘speech, discourse’): from Old French, from Latin sermo(n-) ‘discourse, talk’.

单词	sermon
释义	sermon noun /ˈsɜːmən/ /ˈsɜːrmən/ jump to other results a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service Extra Examples She preached a sermon on forgiveness. He gave a long sermon against abortion. He preached a long sermon against the war. Synonyms speechspeech lecture address talk sermon These are all words for a talk given to an audience. speech a formal talk given to an audience: Several people made speeches at the wedding. lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course: a lecture on the Roman army a course/series of lectures address a formal speech given to an audience: a televised presidential address speech or address?A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding. talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject: She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China. sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service: to preach a sermon Patterns a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon a keynote speech/lecture/address to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon to attend/go to a lecture/talk Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God Celebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessing Religious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah be based on/derive from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege Religious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose your faith keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God’s will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fiery weekly long … verb + sermon deliver give preach … preposition during a/the sermon in a/the sermon sermon on … See full entry (informal, usually disapproving) moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk We had to listen to a long sermon on the evils of wasting time. Topics Suggestions and advicec2 Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘speech, discourse’): from Old French, from Latin sermo(n-) ‘discourse, talk’.
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