sermonising

ˈsɜː.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ

Definition

Definition of sermonising - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

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the act of giving moralizing speeches or lectures

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His constant sermonising annoyed everyone at the meeting.

entrails

guts

viscera

Adjective

morality

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giving moral advice in a preachy way

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His sermonising tone annoyed the audience.

moralizing

preachy

attitude

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expressing opinions in a self-righteous manner

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She had a sermonising attitude during the debate.

didactic

moralizing

preachy

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Origin of sermonising

Latin, sermo (discourse)

Examples of sermonising in a sentence

The trainer’s sermonising about punctuality wasted half the session.
Her sermonising attitude put off her friends.
The article was criticized for its sermonising content.
His sermonising tone annoyed the audience.

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French:prêchi-prêcha, moralisateur, ...
German:Moralisieren, predigend, ...
Italian:predica, sermonizzante, ...
Spanish:sermoneo, moralizante, ...
Portuguese:sermonear, moralista, ...
Chinese:说教, 说教的, ...
Japanese:説教, 説教じみた, ...
Arabic:وَعْظ أَخْلَاقِيّ, وَعْظِي, ...
Hebrew:הַטָּפַת מוּסָר, מַטִּיף, ...
Russian:нравоучения, назидательный, ...
Ukrainian:моралізаторство, повчальний, ...
Hindi:उपदेशबाज़ी, उपदेशात्मक, ...
Bengali:উপদেশবাজি, ধর্মোপদেশমূলক, ...
Catalan:sermoneig, moralitzador, ...
Czech:moralizování, moralizující, ...
Danish:moralprædiken, prædikende, ...
Dutch:gepreek, prekerig, ...
Greek:ηθικολογία, κηρυγματικός, ...
Hungarian:prédikálás, prédikáló, ...
Khmer:ការស្តីបន្ទោសបែបអប់រំសីលធម៌, ទេសនាអប់រំ, ...
Korean:설교, 설교조의, ...
Persian:موعظه‌گری, موعظه‌گرانه, ...
Polish:moralizowanie, moralizatorski, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer sermão, moralista, ...
Romanian:moralizare, moralizator, ...
Swedish:moraliserande, predikande, ...
Thai:การเทศนา, เทศนา, ...
Turkish:vaaz verme, vaaz verir gibi, ...
Vietnamese:thói lên giọng đạo đức, giảng đạo, ...

sermonise

ˈsɝːmənaɪz

Definition of sermonise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

religion

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give a moral or religious talk

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He likes to sermonise at family gatherings..

lecture

preach

moralizing advice

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advise in a moralizing way

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She would often sermonise about the importance of honesty..

lecture

preach

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Origin of sermonise

Latin, sermo (discourse)

Examples of sermonise in a sentence

She would often sermonise about the importance of kindness.
He tends to sermonise whenever someone makes a mistake.
The teacher would sermonise about the value of hard work.

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French:prêcher, donner des leçons, ...
German:predigen, moralisieren, ...
Italian:predicare, moralizzare, ...
Spanish:sermonizar, moralizar, ...
Portuguese:dar sermão, moralizar, ...
Chinese:布道, 说教, ...
Japanese:説教する, お説教する, ...
Arabic:خَطَبَ, حاضَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְרוֹשׁ, לְהַטִּיף, ...
Russian:проповедовать, читать мораль, ...
Ukrainian:проповідувати, моралізувати, ...
Hindi:धार्मिक प्रवचन देना, नैतिक उपदेश देना, ...
Bengali:ধর্মোপদেশ দেওয়া, নৈতিক পরামর্শ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sermonejar, moralitzar, ...
Czech:moralizovat, ...
Danish:prædike, moralisere, ...
Dutch:preken, moraliserend adviseren, ...
Greek:κηρύττω, ηθικολογώ, ...
Hungarian:prédikálni, kioktatni, ...
Khmer:អធិប្បាយអំពីសីលធម៌, ទូន្មានបែបសីលធម៌, ...
Korean:설교하다, 훈계하다, ...
Persian:موعظه کردن, نصیحت کردن, ...
Polish:mówić kazanie, moralizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar sermão, moralizar, ...
Romanian:a predica, a moraliza, ...
Swedish:predika, moralisera, ...
Thai:เทศนา, สั่งสอน, ...
Turkish:vaaz vermek, ahlak dersi vermek, ...
Vietnamese:giảng đạo, lên lớp, ...

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Definition of sermonising - Reverso English Dictionary

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