sermon
Plural: sermons
Noun
- A religious discourse, typically delivered from a pulpit as part of a service.
- an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
- a moralistic rebuke
- Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
- A lengthy speech of reproval.
Verb
- To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.
- To tutor; to lecture.
Examples
- His lengthy explanation of his triple-word play felt like a SERMON on Scrabble strategy.
Origin / Etymology
From 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.
Scrabble Score: 8
sermon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsermon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sermon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
sermon: valid Words With Friends Word