sermonized
Lectured on morality
Sermonized is the past tense of sermonize, meaning to deliver a sermon or, more commonly, to lecture someone in a moralizing way.
The word usually carries a negative tone—implying the speaker is being preachy or self-righteous: He sermonized about the dangers of social media while checking his phone.
Delivered religious discourse
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- ministerReligious leader or serve
pastor · congregation · scripture · gospel · exhortation · evangelism · testimony · parish
Spoke formally to instruct
- moralizedCommented on ethics
- admonishedWarned or reproved
- chidedMildly rebuked someone
- haranguedScolded at length
pontificated · reproached · scolded · rebuked · cautioned · warned · judged · condemned
Urged with intensity
- urgedStrongly encouraged action
- imploredBegged earnestly
- beseechedAsked with desperate urgency
- entreatedPleaded with someone
appealed · convinced · swayed · moved · inspired · roused · stirred · eloquent
Gave a formal address
- declaimedSpoke rhetorically aloud
- expoundedExplained at length
- discoursedSpoke formally, extensively
- speechifiedGave pompous oration
pronounced · proclaimed · held forth · droned · monologued · grandiloquent · verbose · long-winded
preached
Delivered religious discourse
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
minister · pastor · congregation · scripture · gospel · exhortation · evangelism · testimony · parish · reverend
lectured
Spoke formally to instruct
- moralizedCommented on ethics
- admonishedWarned or reproved
- chidedMildly rebuked someone
harangued · pontificated · reproached · scolded · rebuked · cautioned · warned · judged · condemned · righteousness
exhorted
Urged with intensity
entreated · appealed · convinced · swayed · moved · inspired · roused · stirred · eloquent · compelling
orated
Gave a formal address
- declaimedSpoke rhetorically aloud
- expoundedExplained at length
- discoursedSpoke formally, extensively
speechified · pronounced · proclaimed · held forth · droned · monologued · grandiloquent · verbose · long-winded · bombastic
sermonizedlistened
Perceived sound intentionally
kept quiet · said nothing · bit one's tongue · absorbed · clammed up