noun
Meaning 1
A preacher; one who delivers sermons
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sermonizer
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noun
Meaning 2
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: preacher, preacher man, sermoniser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
Narrower terms: evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller, Bunyan, John Bunyan, John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sermon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sermonize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sermonizer From sermonize + -er.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sananjulistaja — one who delivers sermons
- Manx: sharmaneagh — one who delivers sermons
- Manx: sharmaneyder — one who delivers sermons