serosity

[Fr. sérosité; Sp. serosidad; Ital. pose of inculcating religion or morality, or of giving religious instruction, and founded on a text or pas- sage of Scripture; a similar discourse whether written or printed; a homily. 3. A serious exhortation, rebuke, reproof, or ex- postulation; an addre on one's conduct or duty. ( Colloq .) *ser-môn, v . t. & i. [SERMON, 8.] A. Transitive : 1. To discourse of or inculcate, as in a sermon. "Some would rather have good discipline delivered plainly by way of precept, or sermoned at large, than thus cloudily inwrapped in allegorical devices."-Spenser. 2. To tutor; to teach dogmatically; to lecture. B. Intransitive: 1. To discourse. Shakesp.: Timon of Athens , ii. 2. "You sermon to vs of a dungeon appointed for offendors and miscredents." Holinshed: Description of Ireland, ch. iv. 2. To compose or deliver sermons; to preach. "These a iduous prayers, these frequent sermonings ." -Bishop Hall : Remains , p. 280. ser-mon-eër', *ser-mon-er, s. [Eng. sermon; -eer.] A preacher of sermons; a sermonizer. "The wits will leave you, if they once perceive You cling to lords; and lords, if them you leave For sermoneeres." Ben Jonson: Epigram on the Court Pucell . ser-mon-ětte, †ser-mon-et', s. [Eng. sermon, s.; dim in. suff. -et .] A short sermon; a lecture. "It was his characteristic plan to preach a series of week-day sermonets." -Pall Mall Gazette. tser-mon-ic, ser-mon-ic-al, a. [Eng.sermon: -ic, -ical.] Like a sermon; of the nature of a sermon; hortatory. "First then of the first (forgive my sermonical style), namely, of the fine man."-Knox: E ays, No. 160.