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preach

[ preech ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
  2. to deliver (a sermon).
  3. to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing.


verb (used without object)

  1. to deliver a sermon.
  2. to give earnest advice, as on religious or moral subjects or the like.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to give earnest advice in an obtrusive or tedious way.

preach

/ ːʃ /

verb

  1. to make known (religious truth) or give religious or moral instruction or exhortation in (sermons)
  2. to advocate (a virtue, action, etc), esp in a moralizing way
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹳󲹲, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܳ·𲹳 verb (used with object)
  • ܲ·𲹳 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preach1

1175–1225; Middle English prechen < Old French pre ( ë ) chier < Late Latin to preach ( Latin: to assert publicly, proclaim). See predicate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preach1

C13: from Old French prechier, from Church Latin 徱, from Latin: to proclaim in public; see predicate
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. preach to the choir. preach to the choir.

More idioms and phrases containing preach

In addition to the idiom beginning with preach , also see practice what you preach .
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Example Sentences

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It was the fewest points the Lakers had scored in a playoff win since 1991 — a real celebration of the banshee stuff the coaches had been preaching for months.

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But, again, they are worth laughing at for their venal stupidity, empty reasoning, and sheer chutzpah in preaching the unbelievable to the unknowing and uncaring.

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Starting in McPherson’s native Canada, she follows the future evangelist through early marriages, itinerant preaching, her church in Los Angeles, her fame, her fall and what came after.

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Skarsgård makes Luthen more rumpled and prone to rage about the grave he’s dug for himself even as he preaches that fighting fascism requires radical sacrifice.

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The name honors Francis of Assisi, who lived in service of the poor and marginalized and preached care of the environment, and Francis Xavier, a 16th century Jesuit who spread the Gospel in Asia.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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