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

Everything the Dodgers had been preaching at last came to fruition.

From Los Angeles Times

But their failure to understand and translate this foreign language does not make his preaching any less powerful.

From Salon

“Even though Goop stuff kind of went out of style, the lifestyle it was preaching has only grown.”

From Salon

Caramelized vegetables and pasta water are one of those sacred combinations I’ll never stop preaching about.

From Salon

Like Kirk, Falwell was a staunch opponent of King, preaching against him and other civil rights leaders as “communists” who were “exploiting every incident to bring about violence and bloodshed.”

From Salon

Related Words

• sermon 
• teaching