Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete, poetic)To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.

  2. (obsolete, poetic)To tutor; to lecture.

Examples

36 sentences

  1. The sermon was awfully long.

    Проповідь була страшенно довгою.

    ruПроповедь была ужасно длинная.

    deDie Predigt war entsetzlich lang.

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  2. The preacher gave a beautiful sermon.

    deDer Pastor hielt eine schöne Predigt.

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  3. The sermon was awfully long today.

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  4. The congregation was moved by the fine sermon.

    deDie Gemeinde war durch die schöne Predigt gerührt.

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  5. Our preacher preaches the same sermon every Christmas.

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Origin

From Middle English sermonen, from Old French sermoner, from sermon (see above).

From Middle English sermonen, from Old French sermoner, from sermon (see above).

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Forms

sermons, sermoning, sermoned, sermoned
Base formsermon · to sermon
3rd person singularsermons
Present participlesermoning
Past simplesermoned
Past participlesermoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysermon
he, she, itsermons

Past simpleLesson

all personssermoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sermoned
he, she, ithas sermoned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sermon

Word family

2 related words
Derivedsermonersermoning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
seriousB1seriouslyA2seriousnessserpentserrate
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