'Preaching' definitions:
Definition of 'preaching'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Preaching'
From: GCIDE
- Preach \Preach\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preached; p. pr. & vb. n. Preaching.] [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. pr[^e]cher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]
- 1. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon. [1913 Webster]
- How shall they preach, except they be sent? --Rom. x. 15. [1913 Webster]
- From that time Jesus began to preach. --Matt. iv. 17. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Preaching'
From: GCIDE
- Preaching \Preach"ing\ (pr[=e]ch"[i^]ng), n. The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice. --Milner. [1913 Webster]
- Preaching cross, a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place.
- Preaching friars. See Dominican. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'preaching'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allurement,
- blandishment,
- cajolement,
- cajolery,
- coaxing,
- conning,
- discourse,
- engagement,
- enlistment,
- exhortation,
- homily,
- hortation,
- inducement,
- jawboning,
- lecture,
- lobbying,
- persuasion,
- preach,
- preachification,
- preachment,
- prelection,
- religious discourse,
- sales talk,
- salesmanship,
- selling,
- sermon,
- sermonette,
- sermonizing,
- snow job,
- soft soap,
- solicitation,
- suasion,
- sweet talk,
- travelogue,
- wheedling,
- working on