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PRONUNCIATION OF SERMONIZING

sermonizing  [ˈsɜːmənaɪzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERMONIZING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sermonizing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SERMONIZING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sermonizing in the English dictionary

The definition of sermonizing in the dictionary is the act of talking as if delivering a sermon.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SERMONIZING


advertising
ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ
agonising
ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ
agonizing
ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ
attitudinising
ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪzɪŋ
attitudinizing
ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪzɪŋ
compromising
ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ
dehumanizing
diːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ
merchandising
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ
mesmerizing
ˈmɛzməraɪzɪŋ
nonionizing
nɒnˈaɪəˌnaɪzɪŋ
organizing
ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ
patronizing
ˈpætrəˌnaɪzɪŋ
rising
ˈraɪzɪŋ
sizing
ˈsaɪzɪŋ
surprising
səˈpraɪzɪŋ
unrecognising
ʌnˈrekəɡˌnaɪzɪŋ
unrecognizing
ʌnˈrekəɡˌnaɪzɪŋ
uprising
ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ
womanising
ˈwʊməˌnaɪzɪŋ
womanizing
ˈwʊməˌnaɪzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SERMONIZING

sermon
Sermon on the Mount
sermoneer
sermonet
sermonette
sermonic
sermonical
sermonise
sermoniser
sermonize
sermonizer
seroconversion
seroconvert
serodiagnosis
serologic
serological
serologically
serologist
serology
seron

WORDS THAT END LIKE SERMONIZING

advertizing
amazing
appetizing
civilizing
demoralizing
downsizing
energizing
merchandizing
moralizing
nonoxidizing
philosophizing
revitalizing
rightsizing
seizing
self-aggrandizing
supersizing
tantalizing
temporizing
unappetizing
unsympathizing
upsizing

Synonyms and antonyms of sermonizing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sermonizing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SERMONIZING

Find out the translation of sermonizing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sermonizing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sermonizing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sermones
570 millions of speakers

English

sermonizing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sermonizing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وعظ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проповедями
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sermonizing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sermonizing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sermons
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkhotbah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Predigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sermonizing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

설교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sermonisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sermonizing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரசங்கிப்பதைவிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रवचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nasihatlerini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prediche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kazania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проповідями
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predicare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κηρύγματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sermonizing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

predikande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seremonier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sermonizing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SERMONIZING»

The term «sermonizing» is normally little used and occupies the 125.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SERMONIZING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sermonizing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERMONIZING»

Discover the use of sermonizing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sermonizing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical ...
Sermonizing begins with an idea in the mind of the preacher—a relevant social or political issue of some kind or a theological or psychological insight—and expands this idea into a sermon outline. As part of the process, relevant Scriptures ...
Henry A. Virkler, 2007
2
Maxims for Sermonizing
THIS 40 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, by William G. T. Shedd. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417916427.
William G. T. Shedd, 2010
3
Miracles of Book and Body: Buddhist Textual Culture and ...
See also Buddhist services; sermonizing public works projects, 10, 20onn28,29 Pure Land, 13, 25, 134, 185, lyijig., zz6m^; sutras, 24, 42, 2o6n5 5 putrefaction, 100, 102, 103-4; nine stages of, 123, 2i9n43. See also decomposition; fujokan ...
Charlotte Eubanks, 2011
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A Visit to Some American Schools and Colleges
FALL TERM. 1. SystematicTheology,Tu. W. Th. F 8 2. (a) Greek Exegesis, Tu. W 11 * (6) Hebrew Exegesis, Th. F. S 11 3. (a) *Jahu's Archaeology, Tu. W. Th 10 (b ) Sermonizing, W. F... 9 4. Rhetorical Exercises, S. 9 to 11 SPRING TERM. 1.
Sophia Jex-Blake, 1867
5
The Southern literary messenger
We shall not plead for the simplicity of shallowness. "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing," may be as simple as the dullest could wish. The simplicity which we desire to have employed in sermonizing, partakes neither ...
‎1841
6
Homiletics: And Pastoral Theology
CHAPTER V. SPECIAL MAXIMS FOR SERMONIZING. Having, in the preceding chapter, laid down some rules for the general preparation for sermonizing, we proceed to give some maxims for the immediate preparation of sermons.
William Greenough Thayer Shedd, 1872
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Religion and the Senses in Early Modern Europe
Other essays in this volume trace these alternate lines of sensation, and while I acknowledge that sermonizing was in many ways a polysensory or even synaesthetic event, it is important to recognize that seventeenth-century religious authors ...
Wietse de Boer, Christine Göttler, 2012
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The Translator As Communicator
(b) In translations (2) and (3), the second clause features the modal shall which appropriately gives an edge to the intended sermonizing, but the contrast is still absent. The sermonizing is set against the background of the same selfseeking ...
Basil Hatim, Ian Mason, 2005
9
The Utica Christian Magazine
Hence the gospel is neither inconsistent nor absurd in urging sinners to accept the offers of mercy, by the great motives of eternal happiness and misery. Con. E. Mag. For the Utica Christian Magazine. ON SERMONIZING. A sermon is a public  ...
‎1815
10
Latitudinarianism and Didacticism in Eighteenth Century ...
Moreover, he ingeniously points out that "the Sermon itself tells us why sermonizing, endless appeals to the conscience, do not work. Man has endless resources to defeat these appeals. The fictional context in which the Sermon is placed [in ...
Patrick Müller, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERMONIZING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sermonizing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sermonizing With Al Shabab
Joseph Okanga / Reuters A police officer holds a flag hanged by Muslim youths at Masjid Mussa Mosque in the coastal town of Mombasa February 2, 2014. «Foreign Affairs, Jul 15»
2
Professional actors help seminarians with “Preaching Boot Camp”
Boring sermonizing does not fill the sanctuary or pay the bills. It certainly will not curb the steady march of American Catholics from the faith. “Priests today have ... «Patheos, May 15»
3
Letters: Masters awe, adulation is sermonizing hype
One of the differences between golf and other sports is the manner in which major events are covered by the TV reporters. The Golf Channel and CBS Sports ... «Monterey County Herald, Apr 15»
4
Revelation Church In Bozrah
Grohocki sermonizing during a Sunday service. The rapidly-growing Revelation Church, led by Pastor Matt Grohocki of Norwich, is currently in leased space in ... «Hartford Courant, Mar 15»
5
Reverend Billy Is Arrested (Again) -- This Time While 'Sermonizing
According to Talen's Facebook page, he was expected to "sermonize" at the vigil. It appears he was arrested after speaking for at least two minutes. "We do not ... «Village Voice, Jan 15»
6
Spartan's A Bright Room Called Day Can't Overcome Kushner's …
... staging this 2.5-hour play, but Kushner's sometimes-lyrical dialogue can't overcome his didactic political sermonizing. Director Laura Elleseg does a creditable ... «Gapers Block, Nov 14»
7
Cuomo, Astorino spar in pulpit push
Andrew M. Cuomo and County Executive Rob Astorino took to the pulpit on Sunday for a little sermonizing and last minute politicking. Astorino, the Republican ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Nov 14»
8
Sermonizing Pols
In a time of triumphant secularism, politicians treat the religious with increasing contempt. It was only a matter of time before headlines about government ... «American Spectator, Oct 14»
9
Singing and sermonizing
Whether he's holding his guitar or the Bible, Murfreesboro's Billy Henson delivers messages from the heart. Henson, 76, has been performing country music for ... «Murfreesboro Post, Oct 14»
10
The Elements of Sermonizing Style
'Good sermon," is the worst possible praise a preacher can receive. Perfunctory at best, "good sermon" means what you said probably wasn't heard or ... «Wall Street Journal, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sermonizing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sermonizing>. Apr 2024 ».
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