sermons

NOUN

instructive speech with a moral

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advice exhortation homily lecture lesson preaching tirade

STRONG

address discourse doctrine harangue moralism pastoral preachment

WEAK

preach

Example Sentences

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The pastor possesses the charisma of an American televangelist, with expressions that shift dramatically with the tone of his sermons.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The company also offers a platform that helps clients do things such as use AI to develop sermons or communicate with congregants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But even in Austin, she couldn’t risk going to church; she settled for watching sermons streamed live.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

In fact, according to Romney, most of the family wrote, whether poetry, sermons, plays, or fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Pa wrote his sermons in another room under the eaves, a room filled with books and prints that Vincent would always remember.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman