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SERMONIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sermonize mean? 

SERMONIZE (verb)
  The verb SERMONIZE has 1 sense:

1. speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgementsplay

  Familiarity information: SERMONIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SERMONIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they sermonize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it sermonizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: sermonized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: sermonized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: sermonizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

moralise; moralize; preachify; sermonise; sermonize

Context example:

This man always sermonizes

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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