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# sermon

«sermon» in Mova's school dictionary: **a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sermon, sermons)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A sermon is a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a religious service, explaining the Bible or teaching how to live. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#m1)

2) (informal) A sermon is a long, boring telling-off or lecture about how to behave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In church the sermon (Catholics often say homily) comes after the Bible readings; it may be short or long. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount includes the Beatitudes ("Blessed are the meek…") and the Lord's Prayer. At home children joke when a parent gives "a sermon" about tidying up. Phrases: preach a sermon, give a sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, a sermon about…

### examples

- The vicar's sermon was about being kind to strangers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x1)
- Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount on a hillside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x2)
- Grandpa fell asleep during the sermon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x3)
- The minister's sermon was only five minutes long today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x4)
- I got a sermon from Dad about leaving my bike in the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x5)
- In his sermon, the priest talked about forgiveness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x6)
- "It was a good sermon to-day," the man said at last. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/#x7)

### note

Countable. Verb: preach (preached). The person: preacher. Informal sense is a little rude about the speaker, so use it jokingly.

### In the corpora

- [Christians call it the Sermon on the Mount.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/17-the-sermon-on-the-mount/1/)
- [The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' great teaching on a hillside, found in Matthew chapters 5 to 7.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/17-the-sermon-on-the-mount/6/)
- [A service usually has songs, prayers, Bible readings, a sermon, often communion, and a blessing at the end.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer/7/)
- [The sermon is a talk by the minister explaining a Bible passage and how to live it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sermon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sermon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.