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preachment

[ preech-muhnt ]
/ ˈpritʃ mənt /
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noun
the act of preaching.
a sermon or other discourse, especially when obtrusive or tedious.
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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 choir, preach to the converted, preachy, preacquisition profit, pre-Adamite
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Words related to preachment

sermon, advice, exhortation, homily, lecture, lesson, preaching, tirade, castigation, censure, chiding, going-over, harangue, moralism, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scolding, address, discourse

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British Dictionary definitions for preachment

preachment
/ (ˈpriːtʃmənt) /
noun
the act of preaching
a tedious or pompous sermon or discourse
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