Sermoning

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of discoursing; instruction; preaching. countable, uncountable

    "now have things been so reformed with a witness, or rather a vengeance, that Sermoning carries all afore it, bears all down to little or nothing."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sermon form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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addressadmonishmentadmonitionassignmentcastigationchalk talk

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"now have things been so reformed with a witness, or rather a vengeance, that Sermoning carries all afore it, bears all down to little or nothing."

Etymology

From Middle English sermonynge; equivalent to sermon + -ing.

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