preach
Use Preach in a sentence
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.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English prechen < Old French pre(ë)chier < Late Latin praedicāre to preach (Latin: to assert publicly, proclaim). See predicate
1175–1225; Middle English prechen < Old French pre(ë)chier < Late Latin praedicāre to preach (Latin: to assert publicly, proclaim). See predicate
Related forms
out·preach, verb (used with object)
un·preached, adjective
Synonyms
5. advocate, profess, pronounce, expound.
5. advocate, profess, pronounce, expound.
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preach (priːtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make known (religious truth) or give religious or moral instruction or exhortation in (sermons) |
| 2. | to advocate (a virtue, action, etc), esp in a moralizing way |
| [C13: from Old French prechier, from Church Latin praedicāre, from Latin: to proclaim in public; see | |
| 'preachable | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
preach
late O.E. predician, a loan word from Church L., reborrowed 12c. as preachen, from O.Fr. prechier (11c.), from L.L. predicare "to proclaim publicly, announce" (in M.L. "to preach"), from L. præ- "forth" + dicare "to proclaim, to say" (see diction). To preach to the
converted is recorded from 1867. Preacher (early 13c.) is from O.Fr. preecheor, from L. prædicatorem (nom. prædicator), lit. "proclaimer." Slang short form preach (n.) is recorded from 1968.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
preach
In addition to the idiom beginning with preach, also see practice what you preach.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
To preach smaller government even as you expand government by more than any other administration in decades is contemptible.
Many of those who preach against the ills of capitalism have mortgages.
Countless workshops, webinars and blog posts preach about getting creative and thinking outside the box.
Colleagues said he rarely wrote out what he would preach and could deliver a mesmerizing sermon spontaneously.
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