sermon

/หˆsษ.mษ™n/

IPA: /S ER1 M AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.

  2. 2

    A lengthy speech of reproval.

verb
  1. 1

    To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.

  2. 2

    To tutor; to lecture.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sermon