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SERMONIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

Example:

This man always sermonizes

Synonyms:

moralise; moralize; preachify; sermonise; sermonize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "sermonize" is one way to...):

advocate; preach (speak, plead, or argue in favor of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue sermonize

Derivation:

sermon (a moralistic rebuke)

sermon (an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))

sermonizer (someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel)

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