Sermonize

v. i.	1.	To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach. [imp. & p. p. Sermonized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sermonizing .]
	2.	To inculcate rigid rules.
v. t.	1.	To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons. Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast asleep? - Landor.

Verb

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sermonize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" Synonyms: preachify, sermonise, moralise, moralize

deliver a lecture, descant, dilate, discourse, discuss, dissert, dissertate, evangelize, expatiate, explain, exposit, expound, harangue, hold forth, homilize, lecture, moralize, point a moral, preach, preachify, prelect, read a lesson, read a sermon