Sermonic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to sermons

    "[…] so that there were conversation — argumentative or declamatory, narrative or anecdotal, grave or gay, satirical or sermonic; nor would any of them have hoped to see the sun rise again in this world, had Burns portentously fallen asleep."

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sermonicalsermonical

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"[…] so that there were conversation — argumentative or declamatory, narrative or anecdotal, grave or gay, satirical or sermonic; nor would any of them have hoped to see the sun rise again in this world, had Burns portentously fallen asleep."

Etymology

From sermon + -ic.

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