sermonette
pronunciation
How to pronounce sermonette in British English:
UK [sɜ:mə'net]
How to pronounce sermonette in American English:
US [ˌsəmə'net]
Word Origin
- sermonette (n.)
- 1814, diminutive from sermon + -ette. Poe used sermonoid (1849); sermuncle (1886) also has been tried. English writers have turned to the Italian double diminutive sermonettino (1818) to describe notably trifling efforts.