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Definitions for sermonize
ˈsɜr məˌnaɪzser·mo·nize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moraliseverb

    speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

    "This man always sermonizes"

Wiktionary

  1. sermonizeverb

    To speak in the manner of a sermon.

  2. sermonizeverb

    To propagate one's morality with speech.

ChatGPT

  1. sermonize

    To sermonize means to deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church. It can also mean giving a long or tedious piece of admonition or reproof, like a lecture or scolding, often in a self-righteous or moralizing manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sermonizeverb

    to compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach

  2. Sermonizeverb

    to inculcate rigid rules

  3. Sermonizeverb

    to preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sermonize in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sermonize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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