preaching

[pree-ching]

noun

1. the act or practice of a person who preaches.

2. the art of delivering sermons.

3. a sermon.

4. a public religious service with a sermon.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling preaching.

   a preaching tone of voice.

Other Word Forms

• preachingly adverb
• nonpreaching adjective
• unpreaching adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of preaching¹

1225–75; Middle English preching (gerund); preach, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Since most everyone went to church every week, that meant the Methodists attended the Baptist church and the Baptists attended the Methodist church on the weeks when their pastor wasn’t preaching.

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"All that the newspapers and television programmes were full of was where the Duke's horses were running, where David Sheppard was preaching and what Mrs Dexter was wearing," bemoaned Trueman.

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"There is no point professors preaching from on high. We need farmers themselves to show others that this does not necessarily mean a drop in income."

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Large employers have been making deep cuts to white-collar jobs, with many executives preaching a leaner approach to their businesses.

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I have spent much of my career as a personal finance expert preaching how to save more, spend less and minimize taxes.

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Related Words

• sermon 
• teaching