# sermocination

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The making of speeches or sermons; sermonizing.
2. A form of prosopopoeia in which one answers one's own question.

## Etymology
From Latin sermocinatio. See sermon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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