sarmon
/ˈsɑː(ɹ)mən/
sarmon is the alternative form of sermon.
Meaning of sermon
Noun
sermon (plural sermons)
- Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
- One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- A lengthy speech of reproval.
- Synonyms:
- browbeating, dressing down, lecture, berating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, going over
Forms of sarmon
| plural | sarmons |
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Origin of sarmon
From Middle English sarmoun, late form of sermoun.
Words that rhyme with sarmon
Questions about sarmon
- What is sarmon the alternative form of?
- Sarmon is the alternative form of sermon.
- How do you pronounce sarmon?
- Sarmon is pronounced /ˈsɑː(ɹ)mən/.
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