sermonic

as in homiletical
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
  • The preacher’s experience, insights and emotions all come into play when composing the homiletic text.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 6 July 2023
  • There’s a word for this style of narrative preaching—homiletic.
    Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • In the wrong hands, this could be too didactic and clumsy, but it’s deftly executed, and the integration of songs, drama, and dance is seamless—and often stunning.
    Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 8 May 2025
  • Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His current gig at the forestry nonprofit Canopy, which helps companies scale deforestation-free innovations, has been instructive, even though there isn’t much overlap between sustainable viscose and the bovine leather alternatives that Brave GentleMan touted.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
  • The leadership team’s characterization of the business climate and the outlook, while subjective, can be instructive.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • Aster isn’t merely mocking them; his real point is that moralistic self-righteousness has become a kind of addiction in America.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
  • But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Sermonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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