preach

IPA: prˈitʃ

noun

  • (obsolete) A religious discourse.

verb

  • (intransitive) To give a sermon.
  • (transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  • (transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly.
  • (transitive) To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  • (intransitive) To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.
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Examples of "preach" in Sentences

  • The man preaches the word of God.
  • The form of preaching was largely the homily.
  • The bible itself gives the command to preach.
  • The gospel preaches repentance and forgiveness.
  • Dawood began to preach, and Haroon wept copiously.
  • Saint John the Baptist was preaching in the desert.
  • He was asked by the head of the monastery to preach.
  • The followers of hygiene preached to prevent illness.
  • Under the Directory, the focus of the service was on preaching.
  • It's not complete heterodoxy, and the preaching is quite consistent.
  • Many years later, Ronnie told a reporter, All I can preach is school.
  • Either God, as they preach, is looking out for us, or we are doomed anyway.
  • Also the fact that they don't live what they preach is as hypocritical as it gets.
  • However what he was trying to preach is not incorrect and is well withing his constitutional right of freedom of speech.
  • Obama's only credential is that he learned how to preach from a pulpit from his mentor guru Rev. Wright and people like you bought it.
  • Two weeks ago Mr Qarase was ordained as a Methodist lay preacher hours after he was challenged by a Tongan minister who warned of more coups in Fiji if its leaders did not preach from the pulpit.
  • Just because there are more tolerant attitudes in those countries, does not mean that there are no individuals such as those in churches and who preach from the pulpit who cause the internalization of grief and guilt.

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