sermonette
7.7
A short talk that gives advice about right and wrong, often in a critical way
- noun
- /ˌsɜːrməˈnɛt/
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sermoneta
- During the community meeting, she delivered a sermonette urging everyone to help the less fortunate.
Examples
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The teacher gave a sermonette about the importance of honesty in everyday life.
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Or he would launch into a sermonette on how young couples seemed to want everything these days, whereas when he was first married, it was assumed that life's luxuries were well in the future.
Fiction book (1998) -
His sermonette on environmental responsibility inspired many to start recycling.
Synonyms
homily
vssermonette
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9.2
A short talk in a church about moral or religious ideas
is often nonreligious and can be critical or didactic in a short form
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9.9
A religious speech that gives moral advice
is shorter and may be nonreligious or more didactic than a long speech
9.9
A short piece of advice urging people to behave morally
is less urgent and more teaching or critical in tone
How Religious
Surface Forms
sermonette singular
sermonettes plural
Morphology
Etymology
Sermonette comes from sermon plus the French ending -ette, which means 'small' or 'little'. So a sermonette is a short moral talk or a quick, sometimes critical lecture that may not be religious.