preach

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   deliver a sermon

   The minister is not preaching this Sunday

2. 2
   verb

   To give a sermon.

   Our pastor can preach very well.

3. 3
   verb

   To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

   The Spirit of the Lord God is vpon me, therefore hathe the Lord anointed me: he hathe ſent me to preache good tidings vnto the poore,[…]

4. 4
   verb

   To advise or recommend earnestly.

   My Mʳ preaches patience to him,[…]

5. 5
   verb

   To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.

   The Spirits of the Dead, / Quitting their mortal mansion, enter not, / As falsely ye are preached, their final seat / Of bliss, or bale;[…]

6. 6
   noun

   A religious discourse.

   he make peace in his preaches and play with esteem

7. 7
   intj

   Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).

   – If you can't do the time, don't do the crime! – Preach!

8. 8
   verb

   speak, plead, or argue in favor of

Etymology

From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō (“to proclaim, announce”, literally “to fore-assign, pre-dedicate”). Doublet of predicate. The Latin word is also the source of Old English predician (“to preach”), Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), Dutch preken (“to preach”), German Low German preken (“to preach”), German predigen (“to preach”), Danish prædike (“to preach”), Swedish predika (“to preach”), Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”).