sermonette

noun

Definition of sermonettenext
as in lecture

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  1. lecture
  2. speech
  3. sermon
  4. address
Noun
  • Nearly all of their rituals are rooted in female submission, expressed without words to keep the film from feeling like a lecture.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Biographers of Berryman, including Eileen, tend to record the Shakespeare lecture as a turning point of sorts for the American poet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of lecture
Noun
  • Head coach Charles Lee said Reid’s speech gave the team a calm and confidence.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His device converted sound into electrical signals that could travel over wires and be converted back into speech.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of speech
Noun
  • His apocalyptic sermons taught that his followers and their children should starve themselves to death to get into heaven before the end of the world, per Reuters.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye, charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara, sang.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sermon
Noun
  • Out of the 20,000 names on the list, only 7,035 had addresses in Los Angeles County and some were duplicates, according to a separate Tuesday court filing by Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Those searches disclosed West’s address, date of birth, Social Security number and other information, according to the filing.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of address
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“Sermonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonette. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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