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• 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 — [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 — [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´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

• Preach — Preach, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preaching}.] [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. pr[^e]cher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To preach down — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To preach up — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preach — 01. The minister [preached] a sermon on the dangers of desire. 02. The government has been aggressively [preaching] the benefits of safe sex in an effort to stop the spread of AIDS. 03. My mother is always [preaching] to me that girls shouldn t… …   Grammatical examples in English

• preach — verb 1 (I, T) to give a talk in public about a religious subject, especially about the correct moral way for people to behave (+ to/on/about): Christ began preaching to large crowds. | preach sth: The pastor preached a sermon on brotherly love. 2 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Popular sermon of the medieval friar — The Franciscan and Dominican friars are members of mendicant orders who, beginning in the thirteenth century, preached the popular sermon on Sundays, Feast Days, all of Lent, sometimes during the Advent season, at funerals, at church dedications …   Wikipedia