sermonize

[sur-muh-nahyz]

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verb (used without object), ser·mon·ized, ser·mon·iz·ing.

to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.

verb (used with object), ser·mon·ized, ser·mon·iz·ing.

to give exhortation to; lecture.

Also especially British, ser·mon·ise.

Origin of sermonize

First recorded in 1625–35; sermon + -ize

Related formsser·mon·iz·er, noun

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Related Words for sermonize

edify, admonish, pontificate, evangelize, lecture, teach, preach, preachify

Examples from the Web for sermonize

Historical Examples of sermonize

It did not seem to her worth while to censure or to sermonize.
At His Gates, Vol. 1(of 3)
Margaret Oliphant
There was not an island of the sea in which he could lift up his voice and sermonize; Mrs. Eddy's command covered "this" planet.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908
Various
He does not sermonize to them, he does not attack them or their enemies; he merely speaks to them as their friend.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century
Leo Wiener
Dear Alan, it tires me more to sermonize, than it bores you to be forced to listen; but what would you have?
Barren Honour: A Novel
George A. Lawrence
Mrs. Eddy was very wise in not allowing her "readers" or followers to sermonize or explain her writings.
Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers
Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for sermonize

sermonize

sermonise

verb

to talk to or address (a person or audience) as if delivering a sermon

Derived Formssermonizer or sermoniser, noun

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Word Origin and History for sermonize

1630s, from Medieval Latin sermonizari, from Latin sermo (see sermon). "Chiefly depreciatory" [OED]. Related: Sermonizing.