PREACHMENT

homily, preachment

(noun) a sermon on a moral or religious topic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

preachment (countable and uncountable, plural preachments)

(now, chiefly, depreciative) Preaching; sermonizing. [from 14th c.]

An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily. [from 15th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Preach"ment, n.

Definition: A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANOMALY

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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