preach

preach  (prch)

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.

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

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preaching·ly adv.

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preach

Verb

1. to talk on a religious theme as part of a church service

2. to speak in support of (something) in a moralizing way [Latin praedicare to proclaim]

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

verb 2. urge, teach, champion, recommend, advise, counsel, advocate, exhort

Translations

preach [priːtʃ] vi → predicar

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preach [priːtʃ] vt, vi → prêcher;

to preach at sb → faire la morale à qn

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preach [priːtʃ] vi (Rel) → predigen;

(pej) (= moralize); Predigten halten

vt (sermon) → direkt halten (fig) (= advocate); predigen, verkünden;

to preach at sb (fig) → jdm Moralpredigten halten;

to preach to the converted (fig) → offene Türen einrennen

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preach [priːtʃ] vt, vi → predicare;

to preach at sb → fare la predica a qn

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preach

v preach [priːtʃ]

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 kázat prædike predigen κηρύσσω predicar 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 preken preke, holde en preken mówić kazanie pregar a ţine o predică проповедовать kázať pridigati propovedati predika เทศนา vaaz vermek (宗教的)布講 проповідувати تبليغ کرنا giảng đạo （宗教的）布讲

2 to speak to someone as though giving a sermon Don't preach at me! preek يُعْطي مواعِظ поучавам dělat kázání prædike eine Predigt halten 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 훈계하다 pamokslauti lasīt sprediķi; izteikt pamācības berkhutbah preken preke, moralisere, lekse opp for prawić kazania 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 hlásat råde til predigen συνιστώ, συμβουλεύω aconsejar soovitama نصیحت کردن neuvoa prêcher לְהָטִיף सलाह देना zagovarati tanácsol menasihatkan ráðleggja consigliare 助言する 충고하다 patarti, skelbti ieteikt; popularizēt menasihati aanraden mane til, tilrå głosić, zalecać aconselhar a reco­manda советовать hlásať svetovati savetovati ivra för แนะนำ telkin etmek 勸誡 радити مشورہ دينا khuyên bảo 劝诫

n preacher

predikant واعِظ проповедник kazatel, -ka prædikant der/die Prediger(in) ιεροκήρυκας predicador; pastor jutlustaja واعظ saarnaaja prédicateur/-trice מְטִיף उपदेश या प्रवचनकर्ता propovjednik,svečenik igehirdető dai, juru dakwah predikari predicatore, predicatrice 説教者 설교사, 전도사, 목사 pamokslininkas sprediķotājs; sludinātājs pengkhutbah prediker prest, predikant kaznodzieja pregador predicator проповедник kazateľ, -ka pridigar sveštenik predikant นักเทศน์ vaiz 傳道士 проповідник مبلغ người thuyết giáo 传道士