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| baccalaureate |
a ceremony given for a class about to graduate from a school, or the address or sermon at such a ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
| beatitude |
(often cap.) any of the nine declarations of blessedness in the Sermon on the Mount, made by Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| homily |
a sermon giving religious instruction. [1/2 definitions] |
| message |
the central theme or main point of a work such as a film, essay, or sermon. [1/7 definitions] |
| preach |
to present or deliver (religious or moral instruction or the like) in a sermon. [2/4 definitions] |
| preachment |
a tedious or unwelcome sermon, moral lecture, or the like. |
| sermonize |
to preach a sermon or sermons, or to speak as if doing so. [1/2 definitions] |
| sutra |
in Buddhism, a sermon or dialogue of Buddha. [1/2 definitions] |
| theme |
the central topic of a speech, discourse, sermon, essay, or other literary work. [1/3 definitions] |
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