sermon
Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matterReligious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
» The sermon was awfully long.
Die Predigt war entsetzlich lang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Проповедь была ужасно длинная. — marafon
Проповідь була страшенно довгою. — deniko
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2 sensesReligious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
Predigt
про́поведьprópovedʹ
про́повідьprópovidʹ, каза́нняkazánnja
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
A lengthy speech of reproval.
Predigt, Moralpredigt, Strafpredigt
поуче́ниеpoučénije, нота́цияnotácija, про́поведьprópovedʹ
Examples
36 sentencesThe sermon was awfully long.
Проповідь була страшенно довгою. — deniko
ruПроповедь была ужасно длинная. — marafon
deDie Predigt war entsetzlich lang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The preacher gave a beautiful sermon.
deDer Pastor hielt eine schöne Predigt. — Zaghawa
The sermon was awfully long today.
The congregation was moved by the fine sermon.
deDie Gemeinde war durch die schöne Predigt gerührt. — Yorwba
Our preacher preaches the same sermon every Christmas.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sermoun, from Anglo-Norman sermun and/or Old French sermon, from LatinFrom 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. Displaced native Old English wordpredicung, literally word + preaching.
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