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sermão — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
  • scolding noun A sharp reprimand or telling-off.
  • sermon noun A talk given during a religious service, usually on a moral or spiritual theme.

Senses

sermão is used for these senses in English:

  • reprimand A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
  • scolding An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.

reprimand — full definition

  1. noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
  2. verb To formally scold or criticize someone for something they did wrong.

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