preachify
Lecture with sanctimony
Preachify is a mildly mocking term for speaking in a preachy, moralizing way—delivering unwanted sermons or lecturing others about right and wrong.
The word suggests the speaker is being self-righteous or tedious: He started preachifying about the evils of social media.
Less common than preachy but carries the same dismissive tone.
Feigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
- sententiousAffecting wise brevity
judgmental · priggish · smug · patronizing · unctuous · dogmatic · virtue-signaling · pharisaical
Aggressive lengthy scolding
- orateSpeak formally, often pompously
- declaimSpeak rhetorically, dramatically
- speechifyTalk long-windedly, formally
- expoundExplain at length
hold forth · drone · ramble · monologue · tirade · diatribe · soapbox · grandstand
Church speaking platform
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- gospelSacred choral tradition
clergy · pastor · minister · evangelist · congregation · scripture · doctrine · revival
Intensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- crusadingAggressively pursuing a cause
proselytizing · evangelical · impassioned · zealot · advocate · reformer · activist · firebrand
sanctimonious
Feigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- pontificateSpeak in dogmatic manner
sententious · judgmental · priggish · smug · patronizing · unctuous · dogmatic · virtue-signaling · pharisaical · puritanical
harangue
Aggressive lengthy scolding
- orateSpeak formally, often pompously
- declaimSpeak rhetorically, dramatically
- speechifyTalk long-windedly, formally
expound · hold forth · drone · ramble · monologue · tirade · diatribe · soapbox · grandstand · bloviate
pulpit
Church speaking platform
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
gospel · clergy · pastor · minister · evangelist · congregation · scripture · doctrine · revival · testimony
fervent
Intensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
crusading · proselytizing · evangelical · impassioned · zealot · advocate · reformer · activist · firebrand · true believer
preachifychat
Informal verbal exchange
converse · banter · listen · shoot the breeze · dialogue
preachifyhold one's tongue
Deliberately not speak
keep quiet · shut up · say nothing · bite one's tongue · zip it
- preaching to the convertedPersuading those already agreeing
- street corner preaching
- street preachingReligious discourse in public
- preaching to deaf earsAdvising those who won't listen
- gospel preachingAnnouncing religious salvation message
- evangelical preachingChristian conversion-focused ministry