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sermonize
[ sur-muh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to give exhortation to; lecture.
sermonize
/ ˈsɜːməˌnaɪz /
verb
- to talk to or address (a person or audience) as if delivering a sermon
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Derived Forms
- ˈsermonˌizer, noun
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Other Words From
- sermon·izer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sermonize1
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Example Sentences
He does not sermonize to them, he does not attack them or their enemies; he merely speaks to them as their friend.
Indeed, liberal preachers have largely ceased to sermonize about Him, just because it has become so easy!
You used occasionally to sermonize too; I wish you would, in charity, favour me with a sheet full in your own way.
It did not seem to her worth while to censure or to sermonize.
"If you are going to sermonize me, the moment is ill chosen," replied the lieutenant, sulkily.
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