[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).", "to deliver (a sermon).", "to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to deliver a sermon.", "to give earnest advice, as on religious or moral subjects or the like.Synonyms: expound , pronounce , profess , advocate", "to give earnest advice in an obtrusive or tedious way."]}]