Preaching

//ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction. countable, uncountable

    "And, as I know from what you have now found upon your own souls, since he came amongst you, while under the preachings and persuadings of such a singularly serious Gospel minister, you will be restlessly solicitous till he be settled[…]"

  2. 2
    a moralistic rebuke wordnet
  3. 3
    an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of preach form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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sermonallurementautodidacticblandishmentcajolementcajolery

Example

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"I'm fed up with him always preaching to me."

Etymology

From Middle English prechynge.

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