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 do this in an obtrusive or tedious way.
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Origin of preach
1175–1225; Middle English prechen<Old French pre(ë)chier<Late Latin praedicāre to preach (Latin: to assert publicly, proclaim). See predicate
OTHER WORDS FROM preach
outpreach, verb (used with object)un·preached, adjectiveWords nearby preach
praziquantel, prazosin, PRB, PRC, pre-, preach, preacher, preacher curl, preachify, preaching, preachment
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for preach
C13: from Old French prechier, from Church Latin praedicāre, from Latin: to proclaim in public; see predicate
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