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preach⋅ing

  [pree-ching]
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–noun
1. the act or practice of a person who preaches.
2. the art of delivering sermons.
3. a sermon.
4. a public religious service with a sermon.
–adjective
5. of, pertaining to, or resembling preaching: a preaching tone of voice.
Origin:
1225–75; ME preching (ger.); see preach, -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
preach⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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preach

  [preech]
–verb (used with object)
1. to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
2. to deliver (a sermon).
3. to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing.
–verb (used without object)
4. to deliver a sermon.
5. to give earnest advice, as on religious or moral subjects or the like.
6. to do this in an obtrusive or tedious way.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME prechen < OF pre(ë)chier < LL praedicāre to preach (L: to assert publicly, proclaim). See predicate

Synonyms:
5. advocate, profess, pronounce, expound.
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preach   (prēch)   
v.   preached, preach·ing, preach·es

v.   tr.
  1. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached the gospel.
  2. To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
  3. To deliver (a sermon).
v.   intr.
  1. To deliver a sermon.
  2. To give religious or moral instruction, especially in a tedious manner.

[Middle English prechen, from Old French preechier, from Late Latin praedicāre, from Latin, to proclaim : prae-, pre- + dicāre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
preach'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Preaching

Preach"ing\, n. The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice. --Milner.

Preaching cross, a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place.

Preaching friars. See Dominican.
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