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sermonic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sermonic

marked by or given to preaching moral values

  • the sermonic quality of many 19th-century novels written for young women
Synonyms of sermonic

didactic, homiletic (or homiletical), moralistic, moralizing, preachy, sententious
Words Related to sermonic

dogmatic (also dogmatical), prescriptive

admonishing, admonitory, cautionary

advisory, enlightening, instructive

holier-than-thou, self-righteous

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