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sermonette

noun

A short sermon.

Scrabble 12

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Meanings

nounsermonette (plural sermonettes)

plural sermonettes

A short sermon.
One, “Thoughts and Prayers,” was for the drummer Jo Jones; it included a sermonette for the high-hat cymbal. Mr. Hamilton dedicated another, “Just Play the Melody,” to Mr. Roach.
2007 August 28, Ben Ratliff, “Headliner Can’t Make It? Here’s a First-Class Fill-In”, in New York Times

Origin

From sermon + -ette.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sermonette

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Anagrams

tensometer stenometer

Cite this entry

APA

sermonette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sermonette

MLA

“sermonette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sermonette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sermonette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sermonette.

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