sermonize

Verb

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)sermonized, sermonizing

  1. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements“This man always sermonizes”Synonyms: sermonisepreachifymoralizemoraliseMore general preach, advocate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ser′mon·ize intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Sermonized; present participle & verbal noun Sermonizing.]

1. To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach.

2. To inculcate rigid rules. rare Chesterfield.


Ser′mon·ize transitive verb

To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons. rare

Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast asleep?— Walter S. Landor

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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