sermonic
Like pulpit speech
Sermonic means resembling or characteristic of a sermon—moralistic, preachy, or given to lengthy instruction on proper behavior.
The word usually carries a negative connotation, suggesting tedious or unwelcome moralizing: His sermonic tone alienated the audience.
The essay turned sermonic in its final pages.
Church speaking platform
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
liturgical · ecclesiastical · congregation · minister · clergy · scripture · doctrine · theology
Fluent and persuasive
- declamatoryPompously rhetorical in style
- oratoricalOf formal public speaking
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
impassioned · exhortative · persuasive · fervent · solemn · lofty · stirring · elevated
Excessively moralizing in tone
- didacticIntended to instruct
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
judgmental · admonitory · pontificating · finger-wagging · reproachful · paternalistic · pharisaical · puritanical
pulpit
Church speaking platform
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
pastoral · liturgical · ecclesiastical · congregation · minister · clergy · scripture · doctrine · theology · gospel
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- declamatoryPompously rhetorical in style
- oratoricalOf formal public speaking
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
grandiloquent · impassioned · exhortative · persuasive · fervent · solemn · lofty · stirring · elevated · magniloquent
preachy
Excessively moralizing in tone
- didacticIntended to instruct
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
holier-than-thou · judgmental · admonitory · pontificating · finger-wagging · reproachful · paternalistic · pharisaical · puritanical · dogmatic
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- sacred adjectivesdivine, holy, blessed, sacred, sanctified
sermonicconversational
Relating to informal dialogue
colloquial · chatty · informal · casual · breezy
sermonicentertaining
Providing amusement or enjoyment
playful · lighthearted · irreverent · flippant · amoral
sermonicconversational
Relating to informal dialogue
dialogic · interactive · discursive · collaborative · back-and-forth
- Sermon on the MountGospel hillside teaching
- Sunday sermonReligious weekly address
- sermon on mountFoundational ethical teaching, hillside
- children's sermonShort talk for young churchgoers
- wedding sermonReligious address at matrimony
- revival sermonRousing religious address seeking conversions