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noun
The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of preach
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
a moralistic rebuke
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: sermon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lecture, speech, talking to
noun
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sermon, discourse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: address, speech
Narrower terms: baccalaureate, kerygma, kerugma, evangelism, homily, preachment, Sermon on the Mount
History
Inherited from Middle English prechynge.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
