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   Preach

   /prēCH/

   

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   • 1. deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church: "he preached to a large congregation" Similar give a sermondeliver a sermonsermonizespread the gospelevangelizeaddressspeakrare:gospelize
   • ▪ publicly proclaim or teach (a religious message or belief): "a church that preaches the good news" Similar proclaimteachspreadpropagateexpoundexplainmake known
   • ▪ earnestly advocate (a belief or course of action): "my parents have always preached toleration and moderation" Similar advocaterecommendadviseurgeexhortteachcounselchampioninculcateinstil
   • ▪ give moral advice to someone in an annoying or pompously self-righteous way: "viewers want to be entertained, not preached at" Similar moralizebe moralisticsermonizepontificatelectureharangueinformal:preachifyrare:ethicize
   • ▪ used to affirm one's approval of or support for a stated opinion, advocated course of action, etc.: "“Please continue to speak up if you see bullying—it could save another's life.” “Preach!”"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French prechier, from Latin praedicare ‘proclaim’, in ecclesiastical Latin‘preach’, from prae ‘before’ + dicare ‘declare’.

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   • What does the word “preach” mean? The word “preach” comes from the Greek word kerusso, which means to proclaim, to declare, to announce, or to herald a message. It was the message proclaimed by the kerux, who was the official spokesman or herald of a king.

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   • Find another word for preaching. In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for preaching, like: pastoring, teaching, talking, moralizing, doctrine, instruction, homily, sermon, discourse, prophesying and advocating. God, was she preaching to the wrong congregation!

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   What is the purpose of preaching?

   • Preaching is a transaction between the pastor and the congregation. It is the proclamation of the whole counsel of God to the whole person listening. The preacher deals with the whole person, as Lloyd-Jones teaches, and his preaching is designed to influence and affect the whole person at the very center of life.

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   When you preach, you're not just talking — you're declaring something with conviction. Definitions of preach. verb. deliver a sermon. “The minister is not preaching this Sunday”. synonyms: prophesy. see more. verb. speak, plead, or argue in favor of.

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