| VERB | communication | sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise | speak as if delivering a sermon |
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| Meaning | speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue sermonize | |
| Example | "This man always sermonizes" | |
| Synonyms | sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise | |
| Broader | preach, advocate | speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
| Spanish | disertar, moralizar | |
| Catalan | dissertar, moralitzar | |
| Nouns | sermon | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |
| sermon | a moralistic rebuke | |
| sermonizer | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | |
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