Preachify

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To preach didactically; to sermonize.

    ""Shut up your sarmons^([sic]), Pitt, when Miss Crawley comes down," said his father; "she has written to say that she won't stand the preachifying.""

  2. 2
    speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements wordnet

Synonyms

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lecturemoralisemoralizepreachsermonisesermonize

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""Shut up your sarmons^([sic]), Pitt, when Miss Crawley comes down," said his father; "she has written to say that she won't stand the preachifying.""

Etymology

From preach + -ify.

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