sermonizing

present participle of sermonize
as in preaching
to deliver a sermon did not believe that it was the president's place to sermonize, especially to other world leaders

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preaching
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  • It’s set in a small-town community in upstate New York, where the long-gray-haired and bearded Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) is the contempo version of a fire-and-brimstone cult leader, preaching fury in the form of piety.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Aquarians are humanitarians who spread their gospel by preaching to others.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Sermonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonizing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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