preaching
noun
the act or practice of a person who preaches.
unpreaching
-
a word derived from
preaching.
Example Sentences
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Therefore, ye unpreaching prelates, learn of the devil to be diligent in your office.
From The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) by James Anthony Froude
Not merely an "unpreaching prelate," he rarely said mass; his commendams and absenteeism were alike violations of canon law.
From Henry VIII. by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard
But now for the faults of unpreaching prelates, methink I could guess what might be said for the excusing of them.
From John Lyly by John Dover Wilson
What Cranmer will do with the unpreaching friars.
From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude
Thus came up lording loiterers: thus crept in unpreaching prelates; and so have they long continued.
From Sermons on the Card by Henry Morley
