Preach

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  • intransitive verb. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon.
  • intransitive verb. To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with.
  • intransitive verb. To deliver (a sermon).
  • intransitive verb. To deliver a sermon.
  • intransitive verb. To give religious or moral instruction, especially in a tedious manner.
  • idiom. (choir/converted) To argue in favor of a viewpoint already held by one's audience.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sermon; a religious discourse.
  • To make a public announcement; especially, to pronounce a public discourse upon a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; deliver a sermon.
  • To give earnest advice, especially on religious or moral subjects; also, to give advice obtrusively on religious or moral matters.
  • To proclaim as a herald; declare; make known; publish.
  • To inculcate (especially religious or moral truth or right conduct) in public or private discourse.
  • To deliver, as a public religious discourse; pronounce, as a sermon.
  • To affect by preaching, in a manner indicated by the context: as, to preach one into a penitent or a rebellious mood.
  • To silence or suppress by preaching: as, to preach down unbelief.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. 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.
  • intransitive verb. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
  • noun. A religious discourse.
  • transitive verb. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  • transitive verb. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
  • transitive verb. To deliver or pronounce.
  • transitive verb. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  • transitive verb. To advise or recommend earnestly.
  • transitive verb. to oppress, or humiliate by preaching.
  • transitive verb. to exalt by preaching; to preach in support of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Give a sermon.
  • verb. Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner.
  • noun. A religious discourse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
  • verb. deliver a sermon
  • Word Usage
    "Also the fact that they don't live what they preach is as hypocritical as it gets."
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