In [[modern]] [[language]], the word "sermon" can also be used pejoratively in [[secular]] terms to describe a lengthy or tedious [[speech]] delivered with great [[passion]], by any person, to an uninterested [[audience]]. A sermonette is a short sermon (usually associated with television broadcasting, as stations would present a sermonette before signing off for the night).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon] | In [[modern]] [[language]], the word "sermon" can also be used pejoratively in [[secular]] terms to describe a lengthy or tedious [[speech]] delivered with great [[passion]], by any person, to an uninterested [[audience]]. A sermonette is a short sermon (usually associated with television broadcasting, as stations would present a sermonette before signing off for the night).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon] |