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sermon

noun

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A public religious address; more broadly, a speech offering moral instruction.

The chapter ends with a sermon on generosity delivered to a divided congregation.

Dictionary practice example.

In a neighborhood novel, a speaker's sermon urges residents to treat shared courtyards with care and presents that duty as a matter of mutual responsibility.

From The Force of a Public Response.

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