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    preaching
    /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the delivery of a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church: "large numbers of people would come to hear his preaching"

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  2. Preaching is the present participle of preach, which means to give a religious speech, to persuade or advise people, or to express moral views. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of preaching with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. Learn the meaning of preach, a verb that can mean to deliver a sermon, to urge acceptance or abandonment of an idea, or to advocate earnestly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of preach.

  4. Preaching definition: the act or practice of a person who preaches. . See examples of PREACHING used in a sentence.

  5. Preach means to give a religious speech in church, to persuade people to believe or do something, or to advise them in a boring way. Learn more about the verb preach, its pronunciation, synonyms, and idioms.

  6. to give unwanted advice, especially about moral matters, in a boring way: He's such a pain - he's always preaching about the virtues of working hard and getting up early. My mother's always preaching at/to me about keeping my room tidy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. 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.

  8. Preaching definition: . See examples of PREACHING used in a sentence.