sermonise

• Faire un sermon ou donner une leçon de morale de manière ennuyeuse et moralisatrice ; parler sur un ton pédant et réprobateur.

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.

   Faire la morale

   • 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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