sermonear

v.

1 to give a lecture or ticking-off to.

2 to admonish, to lecture, to lay a sermon on, to preach to.

3 to deliver a sermon, to preach, to sermonize.

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sermonear

► verbo intransitivo

1 RELIGIÓN to preach

2 familiar (reprender) to lecture

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verb

to lecture

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verbo intransitivo (fam) to sermonize (colloq & pej), to lecture (colloq)

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= preach, preach + sermons, pontificate.

Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex. Finally, if a critical abstract is written, it should not take sides on controversial questions or preach sermons on the abstractor's personal opinions.

Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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verbo intransitivo (fam) to sermonize (colloq & pej), to lecture (colloq)

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= preach, preach + sermons, pontificate.

Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex: Finally, if a critical abstract is written, it should not take sides on controversial questions or preach sermons on the abstractor's personal opinions.

Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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sermonear [A1 ]

vi

(fam); to sermonize (colloq pej), to lecture (colloq)

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sermonear verbo intransitivo & vtr fam to lecture
'sermonear' also found in these entries:
English:
lecture
- preach

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sermonear vt

to give a lecture o telling-off o Br ticking-off to;

me sermoneó por estar fumando he gave me a telling-off for smoking

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sermonear

v/i preach; fam

lecture, preach

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sermonear vt, fam : to harangue, to lecture