Definitions for preaching

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preaching preach·ing

Spelling: [pree-ching]

IPA: /ˈpri tʃɪŋ/

Preaching is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 530 anagrams from letters in preaching (aceghinpr).

Definitions for preaching

noun

1. the act or practice of a person who preaches.
2. the art of delivering sermons.
3. a sermon.
4. a public religious service with a sermon.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling preaching:

verb (used with object)

1. to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
2. to deliver (a sermon).
3. to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing.

verb (used without object)

1. to deliver a sermon.
2. to give earnest advice, as on religious or moral subjects or the like.
3. to do this in an obtrusive or tedious way.

Origin of preaching

1225-75; Middle English preching (gerund); see preach, -ing¹, -ing²

Examples for preaching

Its members are supposed to be the earnest Christians, preaching the Gospel but not fomenting hate around the world.

Yet the old carpenter's preaching is, methinks, more to your taste.

Staples once that I did n't see but that the Doctor could beat him at preaching.

Bunyan's preaching enterprise became an extraordinary success.

He could not avoid contrasting this behaviour with his past preaching.

After angering the crowd with a late start in 2008, West was back with some better music, and a lot of preaching.

These newspapers are preaching to the converted; Republicans read Republican papers.

The elders recommended that Driscoll step down as preaching pastor and only return when the elders believed he was ready.

While preaching D.A.R.E. in schools, we made a drug out of external validation.

The wife at once said that he dared not leave off preaching as long as he could speak.