Sermon Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Secular usage== In informal usage, the word ''sermon'' is used in secular terms, usually disapprovingly,<ref>{{cite web |title=sermon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes {{!}} Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com |url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/sermon |website=www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> to refer to "a long talk in which someone advises other people how they should behave in order to be better people".<ref>{{cite web |title=sermon |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sermon |website=dictionary.cambridge.org |access-date=18 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page