English Explanatory Dictionary

preach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give a sermon.
  2. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  3. To advise or recommend earnestly.
  4. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  5. To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.
noun
  1. A religious discourse.
intj
  1. Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).

Pronunciation

/pɹiːt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preach.wav /pɹit͡ʃ/

Word forms

preach preaches preaching preached praught

Etymology

From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō (“to proclaim, announce”, literally “to fore-assign, pre-dedicate”). Doublet of predicate. The Latin word is also the source of Old English predician (“to preach”), Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), Dutch preken (“to preach”), German Low German preken (“to preach”), German predigen (“to preach”), Danish prædike (“to preach”), Swedish predika (“to preach”), Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”).

Synonyms

church

Related words

praught

Derived words

counterpreach mispreach nonpreaching outpreach overpreach practice what one preaches practise what one preaches preachable preach down preachee preacher preachify preaching band preaching cross preaching friar preachingly preach in the desert preachman preachment preach to deaf ears preach to the choir preach to the congregation preach to the converted preach up preach water and drink wine preachy unpreach unpreached
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