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preachment

[ preech-muhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

preachment

/ ˈpriːtʃmənt /

1300–50; Middle English prechement < Old French preë ( s ) chement < Medieval Latin praedicāmentum speech; predicament

Some he reached by his preachment of the principles of trade unionism.

The preachment of the Eclectic is still more pompous and superior.

It is only my preachment for general use, and not for particular application,—only to be ready for application.

As to your preachment on general principles, I'll do the best I can with it; but don't give me too much at once.

And just then the power referred to by Mrs. Bangs intervened to spare her husband the remainder of the preachment.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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