preachment

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈpriːtʃ.mənt/ UK /ˈpriːtʃ.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #247802

Meanings

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noun
a sermon on a moral or religious topic

The essay ends with a stern preachment on duty.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a sermon on a moral or... homily

Word family

Forms preachments

Etymology

Partly from preach + -ment, partly after Anglo-Norman prechement.

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