Sermonize (Verb)
Meaning
Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- My aunt sermonizes about the importance of recycling to anyone who will listen.
- During family gatherings, he can't help but sermonize about the virtues of a simple life.
- She often sermonizes to her children about the dangers of social media.
- Grandpa sermonizes to the neighborhood kids about respecting the elderly.
- The politician's critics accuse him of sermonizing rather than addressing the policy issues.