sermonize

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.
To deliver a sermon to (someone).

v.intr.
To deliver or speak as though delivering a sermon.

sermonizer ser'mon·iz'er n.

verb

1. To deliver a sermon, especially as a vocation: evangelize, preach. See religion.
2. To indulge in moral reflection, usually pompously: moralize, preach. See teach/learn.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
  Synonyms: sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - prædike for
v. intr. - prædike, moralisere, optræde som dydsprædikant

Nederlands (Dutch)
zedenpreken

Français (French)
v. tr. - délivrer un sermon
v. intr. - pérorer (péj)

Deutsch (German)
v. - predigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω κήρυγμα

Italiano (Italian)
predicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pregar

Русский (Russian)
читать нотации, проповедовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - predicar, sermonear, discursear dogmáticamente
v. intr. - sermonear, predicar sermones, reprender

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - predika, hålla straffpredikan för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对...讲道, 对...说教, 讲道, 说教, 布道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 對...講道, 對...說教
v. intr. - 講道, 說教, 佈道

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 설교하다, 잔소리하다
v. intr. - ~에게 훈계하다, 잔소리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 説教する, 説法する, 小言を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعظ في كنيسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דרש דרשה‬
v. intr. - ‮הטיף מוסר‬

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