Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of preaching or teaching; hence, homily; instruction; advice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act of discoursing; discourse; instruction; preaching.
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- noun obsolete The act of
discoursing ;instruction ;preaching .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maybe the Royal Society should have a closer look to the money spent for junk science while sermoning Exxon for funding skeptics.
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They still want to treat voters and citizens like a pastor sermoning anyone every sunday.
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Oh, not the kind of faith they think is important and do a lot of talking and sermoning about, but a different kind of faith.
My Shipmate—Columbus Stephen Marlowe 1968
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"Host's" exclamation, uttered after the "Reeve," has been (in his own style) "sermoning" on the topic of old age: --
Chaucer Adolphus William Ward 1880
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You needn't tell me, 'cause I know all about it without any sermoning.
John Caldigate Anthony Trollope 1848
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The man tells the sermoning cashier that he needed $300 to pay his rent or he would be evicted.
NBC San Diego - 2010
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So he returned to the pulpit and after shedding a few crocodile tears of repentance, he went right on preaching morality, chastising adultery and sermoning to others, how THEY should live a chaste life.
Latest Articles Faith and Freedom 2008
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"So he returned to the pulpit and after shedding a few crocodile tears of repentance, he went right on preaching morality, chastising adultery and sermoning to others, how THEY should live a chaste life.
kayballard commented on the word sermoning
a made up word by @amyderby to describe @jnswanson's occasional duty at the podium
December 25, 2008