Definition: a moralistic rebuke
Usage: your preaching is wasted on him
Similar words: speech, talking to, lecture
Definition: a lengthy rebuke
Usage: a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline; the teacher gave him a talking to
Synonyms: sermon, preaching, discourse
Definition: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Similar words: speech, address
Definition: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Usage: he listened to an address on minor Roman poets