Mispreach

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To preach a mistaken or erroneous sermon.

    "Obviously, preaching can mispreach and therefore reinforce common misunderstandings."

Example

More examples

"Obviously, preaching can mispreach and therefore reinforce common misunderstandings."

Etymology

From mis- + preach.

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