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sermonizer

sermonizer

7.7
A person who gives religious talks to a group of people
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrməˌnaɪzər/
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  • The experienced sermonizer captivated the audience with his moving speech about compassion and forgiveness.

Examples

  • As a dedicated sermonizer, she spent Sundays sharing uplifting messages with her congregation.

  • Sermonizers on the radio encourage the belief that the war brings out the best in each of us, but this is only wishful thinking.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Many admire his ability as a sermonizer to connect deeply with listeners through powerful stories from the scriptures.

Synonyms

priest
vssermonizer
1.0

A person who leads religious ceremonies and worship in a church or temple

is specifically someone employed primarily to deliver sermons
preacher
vssermonizer
291 3.2

A person who gives sermons in a church

is the general term for someone whose job is to give sermons
shepherd
vssermonizer
57 7.3

A religious leader who cares for and guides a group of church members

is primarily an occupational title for giving regular sermons to audiences
cleric
vssermonizer
53 6.4

A religious leader who leads services and prayers in a church

is mainly the occupational label for regular sermon delivery
evangelist
vssermonizer
18 6.7

A person who tells people about the Christian faith and asks them to join

is the occupational term for any sermon-delivering worker, not only converters
clergyman
vssermonizer
15 4.7

A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church

is specifically the job name for someone who mainly gives sermons
televangelist
vssermonizer
11 7.0

A preacher who speaks on television to many people

is the traditional, in-person sermon-focused occupational role rather than broadcast-based
preacher man
vssermonizer
  • Informal
8 6.8

A man who talks about Christian beliefs in church

is the neutral occupational term for someone who gives sermons
revivalist
vssermonizer
2 7.7

A preacher who leads large religious meetings to bring people back to faith

works mainly as a sermon-giving professional, not only revival events
churchman
vssermonizer
1 6.0

A man who leads or works in a Christian church

names someone whose primary role is to give sermons, not church office work
homilist
vssermonizer
1 9.8

A person who gives religious talks in church

is broader, naming anyone whose occupation is delivering sermons
proclaimer
vssermonizer
1 5.9

A person who publicly tells others about religious beliefs

is the occupational name for someone who regularly gives sermons
gospeller
vssermonizer
9.9

A person who reads and explains the Christian message from the Bible in church

focuses specifically on paid sermon giving as a job rather than general teaching
evangelizer
vssermonizer
7.5

A person who tries to persuade others to follow a religion

is centered on preaching as primary occupation rather than persuasion alone

How Preachy

evangelist
18 6.7
preacher
291 3.2
sermonizer
7.7
lecturer
42 3.1
speaker
478 2.1

Surface Forms

sermonizer singular
sermonizers plural

Morphology

sermonizer = sermonize (transparent) = sermon + ize + er

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-er' to 'sermonize', producing 'one who sermonizes', which is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Sermonizer comes from sermon ('a religious talk') plus the ending -izer, which makes a word mean 'a person who does that', so a sermonizer is simply someone who gives or preaches sermons.