sermon

sɛʁmɔ̃

Definition

Definition of sermon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

églisediscours religieux prononcé par un prêtre dans une église

Le prêtre a donné un sermon sur la charité dimanche matin.

homélie

prêche

remontrancelongue remontrance ennuyeuse et moralisatrice

Mes parents m'ont fait un sermon sur mes mauvaises notes.

remontrance

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faire un sermon

réprimander quelqu'un en lui faisant de longs reproches

Maman m'a fait un sermon parce que j'ai oublié mes devoirs.

faire un sermon à quelqu'un

gronder longuement une personne pour sa conduite

Sa mère lui sermonne après son mensonge.

Origin of sermon

latin, sermo (discours)

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faire la leçon à

sermon

réprimander quelqu'un en lui expliquant ce qu'il devrait faire

savon

sermon

réprimande sévère donnée à quelqu'un

prêche

long sermon

discours moralisateur et ennuyeux

homélie

sermon

discours moralisateur ennuyeux et affecté

prêche

protestantisme

sermon donné par un ministre protestant dans un temple

prédication

sermon

discours religieux prononcé pour transmettre la parole divine

prône

sermon

reproches insistants et déplaisants adressés à quelqu'un

jacker

sermon sévère

réprimander ou gronder quelqu'un

Examples of sermon in a sentence

Après le sermon, la chorale a chanté un hymne.
Le professeur nous a infligé un sermon interminable.
Après l'accident, il a eu droit à un sermon.

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English:sermon, lecture, ...
German:Predigt, Standpauke, ...
Italian:sermone, ramanzina, ...
Spanish:sermón, discurso moralizador, ...
Portuguese:sermão, repreensão, ...
Chinese:布道, 说教, ...
Japanese:説教, 小言, ...
Arabic:عظة, موعظة, ...
Hebrew:דְּרָשָׁה, תוֹכֵחָה, ...
Russian:проповедь, нравоучение, ...
Ukrainian:проповідь, нудна нотація, ...
Catalan:sermó, bronca, ...
Danish:prædiken, formaning, ...
Dutch:preek, moraliserende toespraak, ...
Greek:κήρυγμα, νουθεσία, ...
Hungarian:prédikáció, fejmosás, ...
Khmer:ធម្មទេសនា, ការស្តីប្រដៅ, ...
Korean:설교, 잔소리, ...
Polish:kazanie, moralizatorska przemowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):sermão, bronca, ...
Romanian:predică, avertisment, ...
Swedish:predikan, moralpredikan, ...
Thai:บทเทศนา, การเทศนา, ...
Turkish:vaaz, azarlama, ...
Vietnamese:bài giảng, bài thuyết giảng, ...

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Definition of sermon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Expressions with sermon

Origin of sermon

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Terms with sermon included in their meaning

Examples of sermon in a sentence

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