preach

preach

 (prēch)

v. preached, preach·ing, preach·es

v.tr.

1. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached the gospel.

2. To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.

3. To deliver (a sermon).

v.intr.

1. To deliver a sermon.

2. To give religious or moral instruction, especially in a tedious manner.

Idiom:

preach to the choir/converted

To argue in favor of a viewpoint already held by one's audience.

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[Middle English prechen, from Old French preechier, from Late Latin praedicāre, from Latin, to proclaim : prae-, pre- + dicāre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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preach′ing·ly adv.

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preach

(priːtʃ)

vb

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to make known (religious truth) or give religious or moral instruction or exhortation in (sermons)

2. to advocate (a virtue, action, etc), esp in a moralizing way

[C13: from Old French prechier, from Church Latin praedicāre, from Latin: to proclaim in public; see predicate]

ˈpreachable adj

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preach

(pritʃ)

v.t.

1. to proclaim or make known in a sermon.

2. to deliver (a sermon).

3. to advocate (moral principles, conduct, etc.) as right or advisable.

v.i.

4. to deliver a sermon.

5. to give earnest advice, esp. in an insistent, tedious, or moralizing way.

[1175–1225; Middle English prechen < Old French pre(ë)chier < Late Latin praedicāre to preach, Latin: to assert publicly, proclaim. See predicate]

preach′ing•ly, adv.

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preach

Past participle: preached
Gerund: preaching

Imperative

preach

preach

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	preach - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" prophesy evangelise, evangelize - preach the gospel (to) lecture, talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
	2.	preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" advocate urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" preachify, sermonise, sermonize, moralise, moralize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

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preach

verb

1. (often with to) deliver a sermon, address, exhort, evangelize, preach a sermon, orate The bishop preached to a huge crowd.

2. proclaim, explain, teach, spread, propagate, disseminate, expound, make known a humble man who preaches the word of God

3. urge, teach, champion, recommend, advise, counsel, advocate, exhort the movement preaches revolution

preach at someone lecture, admonish, harangue, sermonize, moralize against, preachify I can't stand being preached at.

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preach

verb

1. To deliver a sermon, especially as a vocation:

evangelize, sermonize.

2. To indulge in moral reflection, usually pompously:

moralize, sermonize.

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Translations

يُعْطي مواعِظيَعِظ، يَكْرِزيوصي، يَحُثُّ على

dělat kázáníhlásatkázat

prædike

predigeneine Predigt halten

κηρύττω

aconsejardar un sermónpredicarsermonear

prêchersermonner

igét hirdetpapolprédikál

predikaráîleggja

predicaremettere in guardia

pamokslautisakyti

ieteiktizteikt pamācībaslasīt sprediķipopularizētsludināt

holde en prekenlekse opp formoralisere

hlásaťkázaťrobiť kázeň

pridigati

telkin etmekvaaz verir gibi konuşmakvaaz vermek

劝诫布道说教

preach

[priːtʃ]

A. VT

1. (Rel) → predicar
to preach a sermon → dar un sermón
to preach the gospel → predicar el Evangelio

2. [+ virtues] → predicar; [+ patience] → aconsejar
see also practise B1

B. VI → predicar
to preach at sb → sermonear a algn, dar un sermón a algn
to preach to the converted → querer convertir a los que ya lo están

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preach

[ˈpriːtʃ]

vt

(RELIGION) → prêcher
to preach a sermon → prêcher un sermon
to preach the Gospel → prêcher l'Évangile

(fig) [+ peace, tolerance, socialism] → prêcher
to practise what you preach → prêcher par l'exemple, mettre en pratique ce que l'on prêche

vi

(RELIGION) [priest] → prêcher
to preach to sb → prêcher devant qn
to preach to the converted → prêcher un converti

(fig) (= moralize) → faire la morale
Don't preach! → Ne fais pas la morale!
to preach at sb → faire la morale à qn

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preach

vt → predigen; (fig) advantages etc → propagieren; to preach a sermon (lit, fig) → eine Predigt halten; to preach the gospel → das Evangelium verkünden

vi (= give a sermon, be moralistic) → predigen; who is preaching today? → wer predigt heute?, wer hält heute die Predigt?; to preach to/at somebody → jdm eine Predigt halten; to preach to the converted (prov) → offene Türen einrennen

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preach

[priːtʃ]

1. vt (gen) → predicare; (sermon) → fare

2. vi → predicare
to preach at sb → far la predica a qn
to preach to the converted (fig) → cercare di convincere chi è già convinto

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preach

(priːtʃ) verb

1. to give a talk (called a sermon), usually during a religious service, about religious or moral matters. The vicar preached (a sermon) on/about pride. preek يَعِظ، يَكْرِز проповядвам pregar kázat predigen prædike κηρύσσωpredicar jutlustama وعظ کردن saarnata prêcher לָשֵאת דְּרָשָה प्रवचन देना propovijedati prédikál, igét hirdet berkhotbah predika predicare 説教する 설교하다 sakyti (pamokslą) sprediķot; sludināt berkhutbah prekenpreke, holde en preken mówić kazanie وعظ كول pregar a ţine o predică проповедовать kázať pridigati propovedati predika เทศนา vaaz vermek (宗教的)佈道 проповідувати تبليغ کرنا giảng đạo （宗教的）布道

2. to speak to someone as though giving a sermon. Don't preach at me! preek يُعْطي مواعِظ поучавам pregar sermões dělat kázání eine Predigt halten prædike κάνω κήρυγμα sermonear, dar un sermón moraali lugema موعظه کردن saarnata sermonner לְהָטִיף उपदेश देना svečano uvjeravati „prédikál”, papol berkhotbah predika fare la predica a お説教する 설교하듯 말하다 pamokslauti lasīt sprediķi; izteikt pamācības berkhutbah prekenpreke, moralisere, lekse opp for prawić kazania موعظه كول pregar sermOes a ţine predici читать нравоучения robiť kázeň pridigati popovati predika สั่งสอน vaaz verir gibi konuşmak 說教 повчати تقرير کے انداز ميں بولنا thuyết giáo 说教

3. to advise. He preaches caution. voorstel يوصي، يَحُثُّ على съветвам aconselhar hlásat predigen råde til συνιστώ, συμβουλεύωaconsejar soovitama نصیحت کردن neuvoa prêcher לְהָטִיף सलाह देना zagovarati tanácsol menasihatkan ráðleggja consigliare 助言する 조언하다 patarti, skelbti ieteikt; popularizēt menasihati aanradenmane til, tilrågłosić, zalecać نصيحت كول aconselhar a reco­manda советовать hlásať svetovati savetovati ivra för แนะนำ telkin etmek 勸誡 радити مشورہ دينا khuyên bảo 劝诫

ˈpreacher noun

predikant واعِظ проповедник pregador kazatel, -ka der/die Prediger(in) prædikant ιεροκήρυκαςpredicador; pastor jutlustaja واعظ saarnaaja prédicateur/-trice מטיף उपदेश या प्रवचनकर्ता propovjednik, svečenik igehirdető dai, juru dakwah predikari predicatore, predicatrice 説教者 설교자 pamokslininkas sprediķotājs; sludinātājs pengkhutbah predikerprest, predikantkaznodzieja واعظ pregador predicator проповедник kazateľ, -ka pridigar sveštenik predikant นักเทศน์ vaiz 傳道士 проповідник مبلغ người thuyết giáo 传道士

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