Preachment

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Preaching; sermonizing. countable, uncountable

    "I have a reason, a new one, for this preachment upon a text you have given me."

  2. 2
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily. countable, uncountable

    "Many of the emerging powerhouses of globalization, like Brazil, are interested in democracy and the rule of law, but not in the preachments of the West, which they regard as laced with hypocrisy."

Synonyms

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allurementassignmentblandishmentchalk talkdiscourseengagement

Example

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"I have a reason, a new one, for this preachment upon a text you have given me."

Etymology

Partly from preach + -ment, partly after Anglo-Norman prechement.

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