sermonize

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one's morality or opinions with speech.
2. verb To preach a sermon to (somebody); to give (somebody) instruction or admonishment on the basis of one's morality or opinions.
3. verb To say in the manner of a sermon or lecture.
4. verb To inculcate rigid rules.

Similar words

preachify moralize moralise sermonise preach preacherize lecturize preach up doctrinize pulpitize

Often followed by

on about and in to or the me against

Word family

sermonized sermonizer sermonizers sermonizes sermonizing