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preach (prēc̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to speak in public on religious matters; give a sermon
  2. to give moral or religious advice, esp. in a tiresome manner

Etymology: ME prechen < OFr precher < LL(Ec) praedicare, to preach the gospel < L, to declare in public, admonish < prae-, pre- + dicare, to proclaim, akin to dicere, to say: see diction

transitive verb

  1. to expound or proclaim by preaching
  2. to advocate by or as by preaching; urge strongly or persistently
  3. to deliver (a sermon)

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preach

v.

exhort, discourse, moralize, teach, lecture, talk, harangue, inform, address.


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preach Usage Examples

Object

  • sermon: He preached several sermons at court, which are still extent.

Preposition: on

  • Sunday: St Mary the Virgin is the University Church, and the University sermon is preached here on Sundays in full term.

Modifying Another Word

  • boldly: As soon as it was light I walked down the town, and preached boldly on Rev. it.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • on: Oh yes, 1 Corinthians 9: 24 - 28 was the scripture passage I preached on.

Preposition: in

  • synagogue: At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.

Preposition: from

  • pulpit: Preaching from the pulpit, the Today program or whatever platform he could command, the Bishop of London judges big cars sinful.
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preach quotes

Imust have a London audience.I could never preach, but to the educated; to those who were capable of estimating my composition.

-Austen,Jane

The Spirit of the Lord G isuponme; becausethe Lhath anointed meto preach good tidings untothemeek; he hath sent me, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;To proclaim the acceptable yearofthe L, and the dayof vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for thespirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the L, that he might be glorified.

-Bible (Old Testament)

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this gracegiven, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.

-Bible (NewTestament)

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