sermonic

adjective

Definition of sermonicnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermonic
  1. moralizing
  2. homiletic
  3. didactic
  4. instructive
  5. moralistic
Adjective
  • Eliot departs here from the moralizing messages of Memling and La Tour.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Together with his lover Madame de Staël and their circle, Constant arrived at the idea—not in direct response to the Königsberg scandal but in response to the moralizing public absolutism of the age—that liberty required privacy to flourish.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of moralizing
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
Definition of homiletic
Adjective
  • Still, an air of artificiality and sometimes theatricality does pervade his talky, often didactic scenes, which actually plays to the benefit of the performances — especially from Huston.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The work blends seamlessly with Chef Paz's interior design and bears no didactic information or price tag, so it's rarely sold.
    — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of didactic
Adjective
  • Our newsroom conversations revealed an instructive generational divide.
    — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Summaries of their sins and absurdities have now filled several books, but a sampler is instructive.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructive
Adjective
  • Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of moralistic
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“Sermonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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