Preaching
/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a moralistic rebuke wordnet
- 3 an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of preach form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"I'm fed up with him always preaching to me."
Etymology
From Middle English prechynge.