preach a sermon

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• preach — [ pritʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to talk about a religious subject at a religious meeting, especially in church: preach a sermon: The Reverend Hugh McKeag preached the sermon. preach to: That afternoon he preached to three… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Preach — Preach, v. t. 1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. [1913 Webster] That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preach */ — UK [priːtʃ] / US [prɪtʃ] verb Word forms preach : present tense I/you/we/they preach he/she/it preaches present participle preaching past tense preached past participle preached 1) [intransitive/transitive] to talk about a religious subject at a… …   English dictionary

• sermon — n. 1) to deliver, give, preach a sermon 2) a lay sermon * * * [ sɜːmən] give preach a sermon a lay sermon to deliver …   Combinatory dictionary

• sermon — noun (C) 1 a religious talk given as part of a Christian church service, usually based on a part of the Bible: preach a sermon: Pastor Grisson preached a sermon on evangelism. 2 informal a talk in which someone tries to give you unwanted moral… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Sermon on the Mount — by Carl Bloch The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 5, 6 and 7).[1] …   Wikipedia

• preach — [pri:tʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: prechier, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin dicare to say publicly ] 1.) [I and T] to talk about a religious subject in a public place, especially in a church during a service preach to ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• preach — [v1] speak publicly about beliefs address, deliver, deliver sermon, evangelize, exhort, give sermon, homilize, inform, minister, mission, missionary, orate, prophesy, pulpiteer, sermonize, talk, teach; concepts 51,285,367 preach [v2] lecture,… …   New thesaurus

• preach — [prēch] vi. [ME prechen < OFr precher < LL(Ec) praedicare, to preach the gospel < L, to declare in public, admonish < prae , PRE + dicare, to proclaim, akin to dicere, to say: see DICTION] 1. to speak in public on religious matters;… …   English World dictionary

• preach´ing|ly — preach|ing «PREE chihng», noun. 1. a) what is preached; sermon. b) a public religious service with a sermon. 2. the act or practice of a person who preaches: »France combines an imperishable structure with the perpetual preaching of insurrection… …   Useful english dictionary

• preach|ing — «PREE chihng», noun. 1. a) what is preached; sermon. b) a public religious service with a sermon. 2. the act or practice of a person who preaches: »France combines an imperishable structure with the perpetual preaching of insurrection (Newsweek) …   Useful english dictionary