1. (

• sermon ,
• discourse ,
• preaching

) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) ;

2. (

• sermon ,
• preaching ,

) a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" ;

1. (

• preach ,
• prophesy ,

) deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" ;

2. (

• preach ,
• advocate ,

) speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" ;