Synonyms of the word

sermon

• n. Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
• n. A lengthy speech of reproval.
• v. (poetic, obsolete) To discourse to or of, as in a sermon.
• v. (poetic, obsolete) To tutor; to lecture.

address

• n. Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
• n. Act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech.
• n. Manner of speaking to another; delivery.
• n. Attention in the way one addresses a lady.
• n. Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.
• n. (obsolete) Act of preparing oneself.
• n. A description of the location of a property.
• n. (by extension) The property itself.
• n. (computing) A location in computer memory.
• n. (Internet) An Internet address; URL.
• n. An email address.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To prepare oneself.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To direct speech.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To aim; to direct.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To prepare or make ready.
• v. (transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
• v. (reflexive) To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
• v. (transitive, archaic) To clothe or array; to dress.
• v. (transitive) To direct, as words, to (anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. to (any…
• v. (transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by…
• v. (transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
• v. (transitive) To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
• v. (transitive) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
• v. (transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech…
• v. (transitive, formal) To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
• v. (intransitive, computing) To refer a location in computer memory.
• v. (golf, transitive) To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).

discourse

• n. (uncountable, archaic) Verbal exchange, conversation.
• n. (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
• n. (countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
• n. (countable) Any rational expression, reason.
• n. (social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can…
• n. (obsolete) Dealing; transaction.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
• v. (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To debate.
• v. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To produce or emit (musical sounds).

lecture

• n. A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
• n. A berating or scolding.
• n. (obsolete) The act of reading.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
• v. (transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

preaching

• v. present participle of preach.
• n. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

speech

• n. (uncountable) The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations…
• n. (countable) A session of speaking; a long oral message given publicly usually by one person.
• n. A style of speaking.
• n. (grammar) Speech reported in writing; see direct speech, reported speech.
• n. A dialect or language.
• n. Talk; mention; rumour.