Meaning
sermon, homily
- lecture, scolding
- language, speech
- moral poem
In a sentence
Non farmi il solito sermone, ho capito.
Don't give me the usual lecture, I got it.
Durante la messa, il parroco ha pronunciato un sermone commovente.
During Mass, the parish priest delivered a moving sermon.
Ieri mi hai fatto un lungo sermone.
Yesterday you gave me a long lecture.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sermone | masculine · singular |
| sermoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- This is literary and uncommon in modern speech. For everyday "speech/language," use lingua, linguaggio, or parlata depending on context.
- Do not confuse sermone with sermone in modern Italian meaning "lecture/scolding"; that common sense is different from the listed historical-literary ones.
- The poetic sense is mainly used in literary criticism, often about medieval texts. In normal conversation, speakers rarely choose sermone this way.