SERMONIZE

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

sermonize (third-person singular simple present sermonizes, present participle sermonizing, simple past and past participle sermonized)

(intransitive) To speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one's morality or opinions with speech.

(transitive) To preach a sermon to (somebody); to give (somebody) instruction or admonishment on the basis of one's morality or opinions.

(transitive) To say in the manner of a sermon or lecture.

(intransitive) To inculcate rigid rules.

Synonyms

• (speak in the manner of a sermon): moralize

• (preach a sermon to (somebody)): lecture

Usage notes

The term sermonize generally carries a negative connotation (implying dreariness, longwindedness, imposing one’s beliefs on others, etc.) that is not shared by such phrases as deliver a sermon, preach a sermon, etc.

Source: Wiktionary

Ser"mon*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sermonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Sermonizing.]

1. To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach.

2. To inculcate rigid rules. [R.] Chesterfield.

Ser"mon*ize, v. t.

Definition: To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons. [R.] Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast asleep Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition