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Preaching Common

Origin: Latin prefix pre-

Preaching has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

"The minister's energetic preaching moved everyone in the congregation to tears."

2

a moralistic rebuke

"your preaching is wasted on him"

3

The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

"After the long trip, he spent his Sunday morning at church listening to the preacher's inspiring words about forgiveness and kindness."

Verb
1

present participle of preach

"The loudspeaker crackled with static while the minister continued his preaching from the pulpit."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
address lecture
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
baccalaureate kerygma evangelism homily
Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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