sermonizing

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But Perkins hops so quickly from one outrageous death to another that his screenplay leaves little room for rumination amid his constant fatalist sermonizing.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

At times, Christian movies can feel formulaic and forced, sometimes preferring sermonizing to storytelling.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

In all the military formations, colorful uniforms, singing of hymns and sermonizing, I looked for elements such as that one — the art and drama of this rare royal state funeral and procession.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

Ms. Haart’s relentless sermonizing can seem abrasive at times.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

From three in the afternoon until nine in the evening the old house broke out into singing, chatting, love-making, and sermonizing in rich variety.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 by Various