Definition of Sermonize

1. Verb. Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements. "Sam and Sue sermonize"; "This man always sermonizes"


Definition of Sermonize

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

2. v. t. To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons.

Definition of Sermonize

1. Verb. To speak in the manner of a sermon. ¹

2. Verb. To propagate one's morality with speech. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sermonize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sermonize

sermonet
sermonets
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sermonize (current term)
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sero-
serocolitis
serocompatible
seroconversion
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Literary usage of Sermonize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Villette by Charlotte Brontë (1853)
"Still, I could not help forming half a wish that the said doctor were rny brother; or at least that he had a sister or a mother who would kindly sermonize ..."

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