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

All week Gonzalez said the coaches were preaching the lesson learned from last season.

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Their singing, praying and preaching moved seamlessly among three languages: Fijian, Hindi and English.

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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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Related Words

• sermon 
• teaching