| Pronunciation: | | 'surmu`nIz
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[v] speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" |
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SERMONIZE is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | moralise, moralize, preachify, sermonise |
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| | See Also: | | advocate, preach |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ser"mon*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sermonized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Sermonizing}.]
1. To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach.
2. To inculcate rigid rules. [R.] --Chesterfield.
\Ser"mon*ize\, v. t.
To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of
a sermon or of sermons. [R.]
Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast
asleep? --Landor.
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