Preach

Synonyms for "preach" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Verb(5 words)

advocate canted champion dogmatise edify

address admonish advise advocate catechize caution charge counseldeliver a lecturediscourse encourage

Noun(3 words)

cant canting cants

Strong matches (27)

enjoin evangelize exhort explain exposit expostulate expound haranguehold forthhomilize incite inculcate induceissue a caveatlecture minister mission missionary

Verb(7 words)

evangelise evangelize evangelized evangelizes exhort harangued lecture

Noun(2 words)

evangelizing exhorting

Related words (45)

Noun(7 words)

monologues pontificating proselyting proselytizing soapbox soapboxes spouting

Verb(15 words)

moralise moralize moralized moralizes moralizing orates pontificated pontificates proclaim promote prophesy proselytized sermonize sermonized sermonizes

moralize move persuadepoint a moralpontificate preachify preaching preachment prelect prompt prophesy rantread a lessonread a sermonremonstrate reprimand sermon sermonize sermonizing speak

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talk urge warn

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More general

12 entries

address advocacy discourse exhort ideology instruction lecture pressspeech acttalk urgeurge on

More specific

6 entries

doctrine dogma homily lecturemoralizing speechsermon

Collocations

6 entries

moral exhortationmoralizing tonepublic speakingreligious instructionreligious sermonsermon delivery

Inflections

3 entries

preached preaches preaching

Derivations

4 entries

preacher preachingly preachment preachy

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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You don't practice what you preach.

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Practice what you preach.

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To preach is easier than to practice.

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The main duty of a priest is to preach in church.

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