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
  • This is a radical concept in today’s mental health culture, shaped by social media’s moralizing and rampant shaming.
    — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone created a show directly informed by millennials and Gen Xers growing up in a culture of gun violence, fear, moralizing, bigotry, war and division.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 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
  • The landscape is didactic, insistent.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Critics have speculated about why Virgil would choose to end his didactic pastoral epic with such a story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 June 2026
Definition of didactic
Adjective
  • The transition from the British pound to the US dollar provides an instructive if imperfect case study.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • There’s no outstanding candidate available to England and, while Tuchel clearly got the second half against Argentina badly wrong, there’s merit in allowing that semi-final to become an instructive experience going forward.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 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 25 Jul. 2026.

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