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preach

Pronunciation: /pɹiːt͡ʃ/

The English word “preach” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To give a sermon.
  2. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  3. To advise or recommend earnestly.
  4. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  5. To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.

noun

  1. A religious discourse.

interjection

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

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…

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