noun.
A tiresome or unwelcome moral lecture or discourse; tedious sermonizing.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A sermon; a lecture upon moral or religious subjects; hence, in contempt, any discourse affectedly solemn, or full of obtrusive or tedious advice.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively.
noun.
An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily
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noun.
a sermon on a moral or religious topic
Word Usage
"I am afraid that may he a popular slogan, that it captures the fancy of Main Street and Babbitry, but sooner or later our fellow citizens have to learn that that sort of preachment is demagogic and ruinous (Hear, hear.) (Applause.)"