Religious and secular basics in preaching of Patriarch Kirill

Abstract

The article considers religious and secular speech-behavioral tactics to condemn sin (anger, envy, blame, lies, wealth) in preaching of Holy Patriarch Kirill. The kinds of speech-behavioral tactics to condemn every sin in general language use and their speech realizations are identified. Religious and secular speech-behavioral tactics preferred by Patriarch Kirill in accordance with spiritual-moral image of Russian society in early 2000s are described. © IDOSI Publications, 2014.