as in moralizing
marked by or given to preaching moral values
the sermonic quality of many 19th-century novels written for young women
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Adjective
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Most of the roughly 200 episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger have the moralizing flavor of after-school specials, albeit weirdly violent ones.—
Chris Klimek,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The preacher’s experience, insights and emotions all come into play when composing the homiletic text.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
6 July 2023
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There’s a word for this style of narrative preaching—homiletic.—
Jo Livingstone,
The New Republic,
6 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Yet Dupieux doesn’t stage any of this in a didactic or judgmental way.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The differing responses on either side of the Atlantic are instructive.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
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The Salesforce Agentforce story is instructive.—
Brett Hurt,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Last year, a YouTube channel called Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive News) began posting a variety of digital content with a political and moralistic bent.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Sermonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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