"sermocination" meaning in All languages combined

See sermocination on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sermocinations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sermocinatio. See sermon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sermocinatio}} Latin sermocinatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sermocination (countable and uncountable, plural sermocinations)
  1. (obsolete) The making of speeches or sermons; sermonizing. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sermocination-en-noun-JdrHMh1H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (rhetoric) A form of prosopopoeia in which one answers one's own question. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sermocination-en-noun-GD2s2Srl Categories (other): Rhetoric

Inflected forms

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