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sermonize
ser·mon·ize S0282700 (sûr′mə-nīz′)v. ser·mon·ized, ser·mon·iz·ing, ser·mon·iz·es v.tr. To deliver a sermon to (someone).v.intr. To deliver or speak as though delivering a sermon.
ser′mon·iz′er n.sermonize (ˈsɜːməˌnaɪz) or sermonisevbto talk to or address (a person or audience) as if delivering a sermon ˈsermonˌizer, ˈsermonˌiser nser•mon•ize (ˈsɜr məˌnaɪz)
v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i. 1. to deliver or compose a sermon; preach. v.t. 2. to give exhortation to; lecture. [1625–35] ser′mon•iz`er, n. sermonize
Past participle: sermonized
Gerund: sermonizing
| Imperative |
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| sermonize | | sermonize |
| Present |
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| I sermonize | | you sermonize | | he/she/it sermonizes | | we sermonize | | you sermonize | | they sermonize |
| Preterite |
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| I sermonized | | you sermonized | | he/she/it sermonized | | we sermonized | | you sermonized | | they sermonized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sermonizing | | you are sermonizing | | he/she/it is sermonizing | | we are sermonizing | | you are sermonizing | | they are sermonizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have sermonized | | you have sermonized | | he/she/it has sermonized | | we have sermonized | | you have sermonized | | they have sermonized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sermonizing | | you were sermonizing | | he/she/it was sermonizing | | we were sermonizing | | you were sermonizing | | they were sermonizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sermonized | | you had sermonized | | he/she/it had sermonized | | we had sermonized | | you had sermonized | | they had sermonized |
| Future |
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| I will sermonize | | you will sermonize | | he/she/it will sermonize | | we will sermonize | | you will sermonize | | they will sermonize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have sermonized | | you will have sermonized | | he/she/it will have sermonized | | we will have sermonized | | you will have sermonized | | they will have sermonized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sermonizing | | you will be sermonizing | | he/she/it will be sermonizing | | we will be sermonizing | | you will be sermonizing | | they will be sermonizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sermonizing | | you have been sermonizing | | he/she/it has been sermonizing | | we have been sermonizing | | you have been sermonizing | | they have been sermonizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been sermonizing | | you will have been sermonizing | | he/she/it will have been sermonizing | | we will have been sermonizing | | you will have been sermonizing | | they will have been sermonizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been sermonizing | | you had been sermonizing | | he/she/it had been sermonizing | | we had been sermonizing | | you had been sermonizing | | they had been sermonizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would sermonize | | you would sermonize | | he/she/it would sermonize | | we would sermonize | | you would sermonize | | they would sermonize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have sermonized | | you would have sermonized | | he/she/it would have sermonized | | we would have sermonized | | you would have sermonized | | they would have sermonized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sermonize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"preachify, sermonise, moralise, moralizeadvocate, preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
sermonizeverb1. To deliver a sermon, especially as a vocation:evangelize, preach.2. To indulge in moral reflection, usually pompously:moralize, preach.Translationssermonize
Related to sermonize: censure, steadfastness, vacillate, treaclySynonyms for sermonizeverb to deliver a sermon, especially as a vocationSynonymsverb to indulge in moral reflection, usually pompouslySynonymsSynonyms for sermonizeverb speak as if delivering a sermonSynonyms- preachify
- sermonise
- moralise
- moralize
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