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SERMONISER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

Synonyms:

preacher; preacher man; sermoniser; sermonizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sermoniser" is a kind of...):

clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sermoniser"):

evangelist; gospeler; gospeller; revivalist (a preacher of the Christian gospel)

Instance hyponyms:

Bunyan; John Bunyan (English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688))

John Chrysostom; St. John Chrysostom ((Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407))

Derivation:

sermonise (speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements)

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