sermonic

adjective

ser·​mon·​ic

variants or less commonly sermonical

-nə̇kəl

1

: of, relating to, resembling, or appropriate to a sermon

devotional and sermonic books

four sermonic addresses

a long sermonic essay

—Roger Hazelton

2

: given to sermonizing : didactic

teachers … who are sermonic

—Christian Century

the sermonical turn which I now feel I must take

—Yale Review

Word History

Etymology

sermon entry 1 + -ic, -ical

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