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preach

[ preech ]
/ pritʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
to deliver (a sermon).
to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing.
verb (used without object)
to deliver a sermon.
to give earnest advice, as on religious or moral subjects or the like.
to give earnest advice in an obtrusive or tedious way.
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Idioms about preach

    preach to the choir. See entry at preach to the choir.

Origin of preach

1175–1225; Middle English prechen<Old French pre(Ă«)chier<Late Latin praedicāre to preach (Latin: to assert publicly, proclaim). See predicate

OTHER WORDS FROM preach

out·preach, verb (used with object)un·preached, adjective
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How to use preach in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for preach

preach
/ (priːtʃ) /

verb
to make known (religious truth) or give religious or moral instruction or exhortation in (sermons)
to advocate (a virtue, action, etc), esp in a moralizing way

Derived forms of preach

preachable, adjective

Word Origin for preach

C13: from Old French prechier, from Church Latin praedicāre, from Latin: to proclaim in public; see predicate
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Other Idioms and Phrases with preach

preach

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