"sermocination" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. (rhetoric) A form of prosopopoeia in which one answers one's own question. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-sermocination-en-noun-GD2s2Srl

Inflected forms

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