1. relating to or having the character of a homily or sermon; preachy or morally instructive
Usage: formal

Examples

• The professor’s homiletic tone made the lecture feel more like a sermon than an academic discussion.
• She avoided homiletic language in her speech, preferring to let the facts speak for themselves.
• The novel’s homiletic passages about virtue and vice slowed down the narrative.
• His homiletic approach to teaching emphasized moral lessons alongside academic content.
• The editorial had a distinctly homiletic quality that reminded readers of Sunday sermons.
• Critics found the film’s homiletic message too heavy-handed and preachy.