preaching
Americannoun
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the act or practice of a person who preaches.
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the art of delivering sermons.
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a sermon.
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a public religious service with a sermon.
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Etymology
Origin of preaching
1225–75; Middle English preching (gerund); see preach, -ing 1, -ing 2
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But it turns out that for many Americans, preaching the gospel of ranch isn’t a job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Is the man preaching salvation on the subway a predator?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
"If someone wants to criticise me for preaching the Gospel... I hope simply to be listened to because of the value of God's words."
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
These men aren’t preaching Jesus Christ’s gospel of self-sacrifice and humility.
From Salon ● May 4, 2026
I remembered something I had heard about Malcolm X. He had said that when he was preaching on the corners in Harlem he was fishing for the dead.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
In 2018, Lori met Chad Daybell — her soon-to-be fifth husband — and quickly took a liking to his extreme apocalyptic and catastrophic preachings.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
He later confessed that if he were a young Black man, he wouldn’t follow his own preachings, according to Mufson’s book.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
Imam Doudi and his lawyer insist that many of his preachings are merely stock phrases taken directly from Islam’s sacred texts and are not meant to be taken literally.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2018
In 1518 he went to study at the University of Paris where it is believed he first came across the preachings of Martin Luther, a German theologian who essentially founded Protestantism.
From BBC ● May 3, 2016
The preachings and the prayer meetings had not yet commenced.
From Hidden Hand by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
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