sermonise

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A form of sermonize — To speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one's morality or opinions with speech.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbsermonise (third-person singular simple present sermonises, present participle sermonising, simple past and past participle sermonised)

present singular third person sermonises · participle present sermonising · participle past sermonised · past sermonised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of sermonize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbspeak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

sermonise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sermonise

MLA

“sermonise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sermonise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sermonise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sermonise.

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