language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

context, context of use, linguistic context - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

church service, church - a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church"

speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

baccalaureate - a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies

kerugma, kerygma - preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church

Sermon on the Mount - the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)

evangelism - zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

homily, preachment - a sermon on a moral or religious topic

communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

detail - extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"

dilation - a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

consideration - a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"

talk - (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

enlargement, expansion, elaboration - a discussion that provides additional information

deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

descant - talk at great length about something of one's interest

talk shop - discuss work-related matters; "As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop"

argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something

interview, question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

interview - discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"

interview - go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"