Noun

(en noun)

Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.

*, chapter=3

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”  He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon , he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}

A lengthy speech of reproval.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).

Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

(senseid) Careful thought or consideration.

*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1

, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections .}}

An implied criticism.

(label) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.