Sermoners

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. People who deliver religious sermons, usually as preachers or clergy addressing a congregation
2. Those who give formal religious talks or homilies, often in a moralizing or lecturing manner
3. Speakers who preach sermons, typically teaching moral or spiritual lessons to a gathered audience

Etymology: "Sermoners" is simply the plural of "sermoner," a person who delivers sermons. The noun is built from "sermon" with the suffix "-er," the same ending found in words like "teacher" or "banker," which marks someone who performs an activity. "Sermon" itself came into English through Old French from Latin "sermo," meaning conversation, discourse, or speech, so the core idea is of speaking, with the religious sense developing later.