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preach Definition

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)

preach Synonyms

preach

v.

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

preach Usage Examples

Object

  • sermon: He preached several sermons at court, which are still extent.
  • gospel: God preaches the gospel to us through these visible, tangible signs.
  • repentance: John the Baptist, for instance, preached repentance in order to faith in One then yet to come.
  • doctrine: Does not the five wounds of His blessed body preach this doctrine to love Him?
  • crusade: Priests and monks had been spreading the news of the Ottoman threat to Belgrade and preached a crusade to come to Hungary's aid.
  • hatred: In my view it's best never to give bigots who preach hatred against a minority a platform anywhere, whatever the reason.

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.
  • faithfully: If the word and the gospel is faithfully preached, the church will grow and the gospel will spread.
  • openly: Today they speak of freedom, democracy and anti-imperialism, whereas until recently they openly preached the doctrine of the Fascist state.
  • powerfully: First, the power of his preaching is vitally and essentially connected to the power of the gospel which he so powerfully preached.
  • everywhere: Matthew chapter 4 ( NLT ) 23 Jesus traveled throughout Galilee teaching in the synagogues, preaching everywhere the Good News about the Kingdom.

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.
  • cathedral: He did not, however, make any immediate attempt to preach again in the cathedral.
  • chapel: A brilliant orator, for many years he paid an annual visit to London where he preached in crowded chapels.
  • wilderness: As a mere non-medical individual, I am effectively preaching in a wilderness.
  • church: He preached in the Church from time to time.
  • afternoon: The Rev W. Bradfield, BA, of Cambridge, preached in the afternoon.

Preposition: from

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