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Sermonizing: meaning, definitions and examples

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sermonizing

 

[ หˆsษœหmษ™naษชzษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

in a religious context

To deliver a sermon; to preach a moral or religious lesson.

Synonyms

exhort, lecture, preach

Examples of usage

  • He spent the entire afternoon sermonizing about the importance of forgiveness.
  • The priest was sermonizing on the topic of compassion and empathy.
Context #2 | Verb

in a non-religious context

To lecture someone in a tedious or pompous way.

Synonyms

lecture, moralize, preach

Examples of usage

  • Stop sermonizing and just get to the point!
  • She was tired of her boss sermonizing about punctuality.

Translations

Translations of the word "sermonizing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น pregaรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคชเคฆเฅ‡เคถ เคฆเฅ‡เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช predigen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ berkhotbah

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั€ะพะฟะพะฒั–ะดัƒะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ kaznodziejstwo

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ชฌๆ•™ใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท prรชcher

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ predicar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท vaaz vermek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ค๊ตํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ูˆุนุธ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kรกzรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kรกzaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฎฒ้“

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pridiganje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ predikun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัƒะฐา“ั‹ะทะดะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฅแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vaaz vermษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ predicar

Etymology

The word 'sermonizing' originates from the late Middle English word 'sermonise', which in turn comes from the Old French word 'sermoniser', ultimately derived from the Latin word 'sermo' meaning 'discourse'. The term has evolved over time to encompass both religious and non-religious contexts, reflecting the act of delivering a moral or educational message in a formal or authoritative manner.

See also: sermonize.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #36,797, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.