Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sermoning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ser-mon-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of discoursing; instruction; preaching.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of sermon

Example Sentences

"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."
"What need these assiduous pryaers, these frequent sermonings, these importune communicatings?"
"You needn't tell me, 'cause I know all about it without any sermoning."
"Or so said the bishops, whose self-righteous interolerance of any beliefs, save their own, made me doubt the sincerity in all their philanthropic sermonings to others."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sermonynge
Suffix: sermon

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

sermonings (plural)

Questions

What does sermoning mean?: The act of discoursing; instruction; preaching.
Where does sermoning come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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