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PREACHIFY
sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise
(verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; “This man always sermonizes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
preachify (third-person singular simple present preachifies, present participle preachifying, simple past and past participle preachified)
to preach didactically; to sermonize
Source: Wiktionary
Preach"i*fy, v. i. Etym: [Preach + -fy.]
Definition: To discourse in the manner of a preacher. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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