Polyglot Dictionary

sermão

/seɾˈmɐ̃w/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os sermões

Meaning

  1. sermon

    • O padre fez um sermão.

      The priest gave a sermon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pregação

Worth distinguishing: sermão is a specific instance of pregação, the broader act of preaching.

Similar in other languages

German

Predigt

Predigt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sermon."

Spanish

sermón

sermón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sermon."

Practice

1 What does sermão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O padre fez um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sermão?

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