preachment

[ preech-muhnt ]

/ ˈpritʃ mənt /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for preachment on Thesaurus.com

noun

the act of preaching.

a sermon or other discourse, especially when obtrusive or tedious.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!

Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between "it’s" and "its" in this crafty quiz!

Question 1 of 8

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

it's

its

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of preachment

1300–50; Middle English prechement<Old French preë(s)chement<Medieval Latin praedicāmentum speech; see predicament

Words nearby preachment

preach, preacher, preacher curl, preachify, preaching, preachment, preach to the converted, preachy, preacquisition profit, pre-Adamite, preadapt

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use preachment in a sentence

Some he reached by his preachment of the principles of trade unionism.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
The preachment of the Eclectic is still more pompous and superior.
Life of John Keats|Sidney Colvin
It is only my preachment for general use, and not for particular application,—only to be ready for application.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
As to your preachment on general principles, I'll do the best I can with it; but don't give me too much at once.
Homes And How To Make Them|Eugene Gardner

And just then the power referred to by Mrs. Bangs intervened to spare her husband the remainder of the preachment.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for preachment

preachment

/ (ˈpriːtʃmənt) /

noun

the act of preaching

a tedious or pompous sermon or discourse

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preachment

Origin of preachment

Words nearby preachment

Words related to preachment

How to use preachment in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for preachment