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v. Present participle of preach.

n. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction

n. The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice.

n. The act or practice of delivering public discourses, particularly upon moral or religious subjects; the art of delivering sermons.

n. That which is preached; a sermon; doctrine; theory.

n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

n. a moralistic rebuke

"I dare say many sermons are not _first rate_, but moderate good preaching is not a bad thing, and _pretty poor preaching_ is better than most men's practice. "] _Monday, July 18th."

lecture    speech    talking to   

predicatory    predicant    discourse    pulpitry    sermonizing    homiletics    preachment    predication    evangelization   

preach   

beaching    beseeching    bleaching    breaching    breeching    impeaching    leaching    reaching    screeching    teaching