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verb

Preach v. t.

To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. "That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche." "The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek."

To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching. "I have preached righteousness in the great congregation."

To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.

To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching. (R.) "As ye are preached."

To advise or recommend earnestly. "My master preaches patience to him."

To preach down, to oppress, or humiliate by preaching.

To preach up, to exalt by preaching; to preach in support of; as, to preach up equality.

Preach v. i. (past & past part. preached; pres. part. preaching)

To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon. "How shall they preach, except they be sent?" "From that time Jesus began to preach."

To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.

noun

Preaching n. The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice.

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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Etymology of 'Preaching'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Preaching" Quotes from Famous Books

... that we should feel ourselves of his nature. But the incarnation of religion in art defeated its own ends; sensuousness was introduced in place of the calm, unearthly spirituality of the earlier masters. Compare the cartoon of S. Paul preaching at Athens, in which he has all the majesty of a Casar in the Forum, with the lowly spirit of the Apostle's life! In truth, Raphael failed to approach nearer to sublimity than Fra Angelico, with all his faulty drawing ...

— Fra Bartolommeo • Leader Scott (Re-Edited By Horace Shipp And Flora Kendrick)

... he said quickly. "There is nothing more glorious in life than being a boy. But there, I have no time to waste in preaching to you about that," he said, laughing. "It would be labour thrown away. No boy can believe it. He has to grow into a man, and look back: then he does. There, don't worry yourself till your leg is better, but do ...

— Mass' George - A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah • George Manville Fenn

... Paul preaching the religion of Christ Jesus, met the Epicurians and Stoics representing Pleasure and Pride. Strong foes that religion has to contend with now. Then he addressed the multitude ...

— Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife • Marietta Holley

... nothing but a gallows bird—a fellow the city marshal was going to hang, but unfortunately put it off till he should be starved enough to save rope and be throttled with a pack thread. He broke prison, and here he is preaching!' As he spoke, he stretched out his great hand to lay hold of him. Curdie caught it in his left hand, and heaved his mattock with the other. Finding, however, nothing worse than an ox hoof, he restrained himself, stepped back a pace or two, shifted ...

— The Princess and the Curdie • George MacDonald

... Parson—and who was the winner of many friendly fights. He travelled the west visiting stations and shearing sheds with his Bible and prayer-book on one handle of his bike, and a set of boxing gloves on the other, and after preaching an impressive extempore sermon, concluding the service, would invariably say, "Now, boys, we will have a little recreation!" and invite his hearers to put on the gloves. He was not always the winner, however. His manly virtues, the ...

— Reminiscences of Queensland - 1862-1869 • William Henry Corfield

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