Sermon Definition–noun | 1. | a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, esp. one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service. | | 2. | any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, esp. on a moral issue. | | 3. | a long, tedious speech. | |
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Central Definition–adjective | 1. | of or forming the center: the central hut in the village. | | 2. | in, at, or near the center: a central position. | | 3. | constituting something from which other related things proceed or upon which they depend: a central office. | | 4. | principal; chief; dominant: the play's central character. | | 5. | Anatomy, Zoology. | a. | of or pertaining to the central nervous system. | | b. | of or pertaining to the centrum of a vertebra. | | | 6. | Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating neither expressly forward nor in the back part of the mouth, as any of the sounds of lull. | | 7. | Physics. (of a force) directed to or from a fixed point. | –noun | 8. | (formerly) | a. | a main telephone exchange. | | b. | a telephone operator at such an exchange. | | |
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