to preach
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3.2
- verb
- /priːtʃ/
- Formal
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predicar
- And he said this, he said preach the Gospel, use words when necessary.
- preach a sermon
- preach the gospel
- preach from the pulpit
This sermon I'm about to preach found sin in me.
- This sermon I'm about to preach found sin in me.
- And I want the gospel of Jesus Christ preached unhinged.
- And so it's a real honor to preach there every Sunday.
- You know, as Osteen preaches, there is a miracle in your mouth.
- So they even allow women to preach, for example, in their churches.
- And I had not seen my dad preach y'all for years.
- And I was on had just preached, went to Dancing with the Stars.
- And he said this, he said preach the Gospel, use words when necessary.
- But at church, when they'll they'll the pastor will preach and they'll go through the sermon.
- And when I was asked to preach, I think that was the question you asked me, right?
- And I'm going to cut this short, but so I went to every sermon Peter ever preached at church.
- So wherever I land, you know, any place I go in this diocese, I will preach in some way, I'll teach in some way.
- And I think there's a lot of it's the best advice my pastor gave me when I got married, said Manny, your gift to preach is for stage.
Examples
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Most priests liked to preach from the pulpit.
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Every Sunday, he stands at the front of the church to preach to the congregation about love and faith.
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And so it's a real honor to preach there every Sunday.
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And when I was asked to preach, I think that was the question you asked me, right?
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So they even allow women to preach, for example, in their churches.
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Even a church, it seemed, was not the proper place to preach political peace and reconciliation.
Fiction book (1992) -
And I had not seen my dad preach y'all for years.
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You must preach a powerful sermon, Father.
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So wherever I land, you know, any place I go in this diocese, I will preach in some way, I'll teach in some way.
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Reverend Dieckman, the Lutheran minister, would preach amazing sermons in her wake.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
2
8.0
To give advice about right and wrong for a long time in a boring way
Antonyms
How Religious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Preach comes from the Latin word praedicare, which means 'to proclaim' or 'announce' in public. That original idea of speaking out to a group is why preach still means 'to give a sermon' today.