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- DictionaryPreach/prēCH/
verb
- 1. deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church: "he preached to a large congregation"
1. : to deliver a sermon. 2. : to urge acceptance or abandonment of an idea or course of action. specifically : to exhort in an officious or tiresome manner. transitive verb. 1. : to set forth in a sermon. preach the gospel.
verb (used with object) to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.). to deliver (a sermon). to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing.
to try to persuade other people to believe in a particular belief or follow a particular way of life: They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Urging & persuading. ambulance-chasing. argumentation.
to try to persuade other people to believe in a particular belief or follow a particular way of life: They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. preach verb (ADVISE) [ I ] disapproving.
To preach is to deliver a sermon or an otherwise powerful message. You may go to church to hear the minister preach, and you may preach tolerance to your friends.
Definition of preach verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
When people preach a belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action. He tried to preach peace and tolerance to his people. [ VERB noun ]
PREACH definition: 1. to talk to a group of people about a religious subject, usually as a priest in a church: 2. to…. Learn more.
Preach Definition. To speak in public on religious matters; give a sermon. To expound or proclaim by preaching. To advocate by or as by preaching; urge strongly or persistently. To deliver (a sermon). To give moral or religious advice, esp. in a tiresome manner. (obsolete) A religious discourse.
