Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
sermon .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Reverend Anthony Williams stepped forward and spoke in a sermonlike oratory, his deep voice resonant and powerful.
Defending the Damned Kevin Davis 2007
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The Reverend Anthony Williams stepped forward and spoke in a sermonlike oratory, his deep voice resonant and powerful.
Defending the Damned Kevin Davis 2007
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The Reverend Anthony Williams stepped forward and spoke in a sermonlike oratory, his deep voice resonant and powerful.
Defending the Damned Kevin Davis 2007
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The Reverend Anthony Williams stepped forward and spoke in a sermonlike oratory, his deep voice resonant and powerful.
Defending the Damned Kevin Davis 2007
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In the sermonlike speech, the Minnesota congresswoman urged the students not to compromise on their personal and political beliefs.
NY Daily News ALIYAH SHAHID 2011
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You'll remember his music forever after just one listen: sermonlike rapping over violins and trumpets - soft and heavy.
The Seattle Times 2011
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West asked in a fiery, sermonlike speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached regularly from 1960 until his death in 1968.
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"A lot of those books were based on fear, they were cautionary and sermonlike.
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I asked this godly woman why she thought it was the work of the Lord or Jesus or whoever She began in a sermonlike tone, saying, “Son, people was gitting tired-a y’all stealing all dey sheets and spreads.”
Manchild in the Promised Land Claude Brown 1965
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There have also been a handful of R&B hits, especially in the late '60s and early' 70s, with sermonlike speeches that served as extended introductions-Clarence Carter's 1969 wonder "
Slate Magazine 2009
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