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
  • But the show also develops a moralizing streak in its back half.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Eliot departs here from the moralizing messages of Memling and La Tour.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 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
  • At times, the photographs have the glossy, didactic quality of the figures in a textbook.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Their version is irreverent, but less conceptual and didactic about its sense of humor.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of didactic
Adjective
  • Coleman found instructive a 1938 ruling in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who challenged a radio station that placed observers on a rooftop next to Forbes Field and paid them to provide play-by-play for an unauthorized radio broadcast.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An instructive discussion about how these evolving markets are approached by one of the sharpest trading firms in the financial industry.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructive
Adjective
  • Thou Shalt Not Steal, which launches on October 6, is a coming-of-age, roadtrip, moralistic odyssey about the lies people tell themselves and each other.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • If the senator’s moralism has been unfettered by his stroke, with a shift toward right-brain moralistic processing, that does not diminish his sincere intent or its effect.
    — Michael P.H. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of moralistic
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“Sermonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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