preach

Speech parts

1. preach - Noun

2. preach - Verb

3. preach - Interjection

Meaning

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.

To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.

To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.

To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.

To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.

To advise or recommend earnestly.

A religious discourse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

advocate teach lecture urge proclaim expound prophesy admonish exhort proselytize declaim harangue moralize sermonize evangelize
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Antonyms

attend pardon hail acquit be quiet be silent
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Hypernyms

press talk lecture urge exhort urge on

Hyponyms

moralize sermonize preachify evangelize moralise sermonise

Phrases with the word

preach to

Derivatives

preached preaching

Anagrams

eparch pearch aperch

Examples

Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching. Paul

One may preach a covenant of grace more clearly than another... But when they preach a covenant of works for salvation, that is not truth. Anne Hutchinson

Only the sinner has the right to preach. Christopher Morley

Practise what you preach. English Proverb

The best mode of instruction is to practise what we preach. Persian Proverb

You may preach ever so long to the wolf, he will nevertheless call for the lamb before night. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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