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preacher Definition

preacher (prēc̸hər)

noun

a person who preaches; esp., a member of the Protestant clergy

Etymology: ME prechur

preacher Synonyms

preacher

n.

preacher Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • gospel: Why should every preacher of the gospel preach this?
  • hate: There is no evidence that Imams are preachers of hate.

Possessives

  • daughter: Mandy Moore plays Jamie, a preacher's daughter whose self-confidence doesn't depend on the opinions of others.

Converse of object

  • lay: Tell me, just explain " lay preacher " .
  • lie: David has been a lay preacher for almost fifty years.
  • hear: On the radio one can hear even more preachers than on television.
  • appoint: He accepted women as of equal status with men by ( among other things ) appointing women Preachers.
  • visit: The service includes a sermon, often by a visiting preacher.
  • become: Oakes became a local preacher at the age of eighteen.

Adjective modifier

  • itinerant: The same day, an itinerant preacher came to the village.
  • Baptist: Lewis Thornton Powell, the son of a Baptist preacher, was born in Randolph County, Alabama, on 22nd April, 1844.
  • eloquent: In spite of attempts to chase him away, Columba spoke to him and prophesied that he would be an eloquent preacher.
  • Pentecostal: He was a black Pentecostal preacher ( what a surprise!
  • revivalist: The story of Sonny, the murderous revivalist preacher, was totally inaccessible.
  • evangelical: On Sundays he liked to listen to the Evangelical preachers, who used to have open air congregations along the seafront.

Noun used with modifier

  • extremist: The Government is also now seeking to blame our problems on the behavior of extremist preachers in our midst.
  • gospel: In his gospel addresses we do not find much of that ardent insistence which is often seen in the gospel preacher.
  • guest: The sermons on Sunday evening this term are given by our guest preachers: 29 April Revd.
  • street: I remember stopping to listen to a street preacher in Chorley town center.
  • faith: Modern duty faith preachers are failing in their duty to preach the gospel as Christ preached the gospel.
preacher Quotes

What we gain by science is, after all, sadness, as the Preacher saith.Themore weknowofthelaws and nature of the Universe the more ghastly a business we perceive it all to beöand the non-necessity of it.

—Hardy,Thomas

The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year.

—Goldsmith, Oliver