What does preach mean?
Definitions for preach
pritʃpreach
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Princeton's WordNet
preach, prophesy(verb)
deliver a sermon
"The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
preach, advocate(verb)
speak, plead, or argue in favor of
"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
Wiktionary
preach(Verb)
Give a sermon.
Etymology: prechen, from precchier (Modern French prêcher), from praedicare, present active infinitive of praedico.
preach(Verb)
Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner.
Etymology: prechen, from precchier (Modern French prêcher), from praedicare, present active infinitive of praedico.
Webster Dictionary
Preach(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach(verb)
to give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach(verb)
to proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach(verb)
to inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach(verb)
to deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach(verb)
to teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach(verb)
to advise or recommend earnestly
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Preach
a religious discourse
Etymology: [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Preach
prēch, v.i. to pronounce a public discourse on sacred subjects: to discourse earnestly: to give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.—v.t. to publish in religious discourses: to deliver, as a sermon: to teach publicly.—n. (coll.) a sermon.—ns. Preach′er, one who discourses publicly on religious matter: a minister or clergyman; Preach′ership.—v.i. Preach′ify, to preach tediously: to weary with lengthy advice.—ns. Preach′ing, the act of preaching: a public religious discourse: a sermon; Preach′ing-cross, a cross in an open place at which monks, &c., preached.—n.pl. Preach′ing-frī′ars, the Dominicans.—n. Preach′ment, a sermon, in contempt: a discourse affectedly solemn.—adj. Preach′y, given to tedious moralising.—Preach down, and up, to decry, or the opposite. [Fr. prêcher (It. predicare)—L. prædicāre, -ātum, to proclaim.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'preach' in Verbs Frequency: #1056
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preach in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of preach in a Sentence
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Whatever anyone does in their private life is not our business, i am never going to single out anyone in sermons for any sinful conduct. At the same time, in the mosque I am a part of, there is a clear red line : They can not preach onto others that this is part of Shiite Islam, the same way I would not let a person sell liquor on our property.
You hear preachers say that the prosperity gospel doesn't work but I say that it's worked for the preachers who preach it.
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, 'Why do you not practice what you preach'
Someone might say it’s an extremist thought, but I don’t think it’s extremist at all, people hate what the Bible teaches. That is absolutely in my opinion where all this is going – towards the Bible and ultimately towards the pulpits that preach the Bible.
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- kázatCzech
- prædikeDanish
- predigenGerman
- predikiEsperanto
- predicarSpanish
- saarnataFinnish
- prêcherFrench
- searmonaichScottish Gaelic
- sharmanee, preaçhManx
- प्रचारित करनाHindi
- prédikálHungarian
- քարոզելArmenian
- predikarIdo
- predikaIcelandic
- לְהַטִיףHebrew
- 説教Japanese
- defensionem evangeliiLatin
- priedegenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kauhau, kauwhauMāori
- проповедаMacedonian
- prediken, preken, verkondigenDutch
- prekeNorwegian
- pregarPortuguese
- проповедоватьRussian
- predikaSwedish
- تبلیغUrdu
- pretchî, pirlodjîWalloon
- 宣讲Chinese
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