Preach

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached the gospel.
  • v. To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
  • v. To deliver (a sermon).
  • verb-intransitive. To deliver a sermon.
  • verb-intransitive. To give religious or moral instruction, especially in a tedious manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Give a sermon.
  • v. Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner.
  • n. A religious discourse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.
  • verb-intransitive. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
  • v. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  • v. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
  • v. To deliver or pronounce.
  • v. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  • v. To advise or recommend earnestly.
  • n. A religious discourse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a public announcement; especially, to pronounce a public discourse upon a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; deliver a sermon.
  • To give earnest advice, especially on religious or moral subjects; also, to give advice obtrusively on religious or moral matters.
  • To proclaim as a herald; declare; make known; publish.
  • To inculcate (especially religious or moral truth or right conduct) in public or private discourse.
  • To deliver, as a public religious discourse; pronounce, as a sermon.
  • To affect by preaching, in a manner indicated by the context: as, to preach one into a penitent or a rebellious mood.
  • To silence or suppress by preaching: as, to preach down unbelief.
  • n. A sermon; a religious discourse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
  • v. deliver a sermon
  • Verb Form
    preached    preaches    preaching   
    Form
    preached    preaching   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exhort    sermonize    evangelize    gospel    pulpit    homilize    preachify    proclaim    teach    utter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beach    Peach    Teach    beach    beech    beseech    bleach    breach    breech    creach   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sermon    teach    preacher    prayer    ministry    precept    worship    gospel    devotion    apostle