"sermoun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛrmuːn/, /ˈsɛrmun/, /ˈsarmun/ [Late-Middle-English] Forms: sermouns [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sermun, from Latin sermō, sermōnem. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*ser-}}, {{bor|enm|xno|sermun}} Anglo-Norman sermun, {{der|enm|la|sermō|sermō, sermōnem}} Latin sermō, sermōnem Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sermoun, {{enm-noun|sermouns}} sermoun (plural sermouns)
  1. A (generally long and as a monologue) talk or speech by one person.
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-phlP8kDS
  2. A sermon; a religious speech (especially one by early Christians) Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-H-kZ0teA Disambiguation of Religion: 0 41 12 0 2 45 0 0
  3. The religious sermons and proselytising done by early Christians. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-Cuxo13Le Disambiguation of Religion: 0 41 12 0 2 45 0 0
  4. Conversation, chatter; talking or conversing in general.
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-dOi8XLpj
  5. One's manner or way of talking or writing; the hallmarks of one's prose.
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-S7wBp27C
  6. A text or piece of literature, especially one related to religion. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-Uu6wvy7f Disambiguation of Religion: 0 41 12 0 2 45 0 0
  7. A portion of a text devoted to a certain topic or domain.
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-GDsgi3ry
  8. (rare) A language; a form of speech used by a speech community. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Christianity, Literature, Talking, Writing
    Sense id: en-sermoun-enm-noun-sch5DB6t Disambiguation of Christianity: 1 18 14 1 7 7 2 50 Disambiguation of Literature: 9 13 7 1 24 14 2 30 Disambiguation of Talking: 8 16 9 10 17 1 1 38 Disambiguation of Writing: 8 15 10 0 18 0 1 48 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 16 1 7 1 3 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 9 17 1 7 2 2 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 17 1 7 1 1 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sermon, sermun, sarmoun, sarmoune, sermown, sermond, sermone Related terms: sermonen, sermonynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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