sermonise

• Eine Predigt halten oder eine moralisierende, belehrende Rede halten; in ermüdender, moralisierender Weise sprechen.

To deliver a sermon or moral lecture; to speak in a tedious, moralizing manner.

1. Deliver a moral lectureC1formalbritish

   To speak in a moralizing or didactic manner, often giving unwanted advice or criticism.

   Moral predigen

   • He tends to sermonise about the dangers of modern technology.
   • She sermonised at length about the importance of honesty.
   • The teacher sermonised the students for their lack of discipline.

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