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noun
Preaching; sermonizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: now chiefly depreciative
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noun
An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a sermon on a moral or religious topic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: homily
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Broader terms: sermon, discourse, preaching
History
Partly from preach + -ment, partly after Anglo-Norman prechement.
