Preach
verb
To give a religious talk in a public gathering or religious service.
The pastor will preach at the church this Sunday.
Often appears as...
- preach a sermon
- preach at church
verb
To publicly say or write about the importance of a particular belief or action.
He always preaches the importance of a good education.
Often appears as...
- preach tolerance
- preach about respect
verb
To say that other people should behave in a certain way, even though you do not do it yourself.
He's always preaching about the evils of drinking, but he often has a drink himself.
Often appears as...
- preach morality
- preach honesty
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Idiomatic
verb
To try to persuade someone to convert to a particular religion.
Missionaries were sent to preach to the natives.
Often appears as...
- preach to the unconverted
- preach christianity
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Academic
verb
To give a religious talk in a public gathering or religious service.
The pastor will preach at the church this Sunday.
Often appears as...
- preach a sermon
- preach at church
verb
To publicly say or write about the importance of a particular belief or action.
He always preaches the importance of a good education.
Often appears as...
- preach tolerance
- preach about respect
verb
To say that other people should behave in a certain way, even though you do not do it yourself.
He's always preaching about the evils of drinking, but he often has a drink himself.
Often appears as...
- preach morality
- preach honesty
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To try to persuade someone to convert to a particular religion.
Missionaries were sent to preach to the natives.
Often appears as...
- preach to the unconverted
- preach christianity
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Religious Setting
Used primarily in religious contexts, often in a church or during a service.
The priest will preach at the wedding.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Live
Can refer to recorded sermons or those broadcasted, not just in-person.
You can watch her preach online.
Pro Tip 1/2Religious Setting
Used primarily in religious contexts, often in a church or during a service.
The priest will preach at the wedding.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Live
Can refer to recorded sermons or those broadcasted, not just in-person.
You can watch her preach online.
Pro Tip 1/2Religious Setting
Used primarily in religious contexts, often in a church or during a service.
The priest will preach at the wedding.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Live
Can refer to recorded sermons or those broadcasted, not just in-person.
You can watch her preach online.
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Depression, the secret...
She said, "There's one room in my new place for the boys and one room for the girls, but at night, they're just all up on my bed, and we're doing homework all together and everything. One of them wants to be a preacher, one of them wants to be a firefighter, and one of the girls says she's going to be a lawyer. They don't cry like they used to,
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It was like we were in two completely different worlds. And so as I contemplated all of this and looked at what was happening, I suddenly realized that there was a paradox that was emerging inside of me, and the paradox was in all of those sermons that I preached decrying the violence,
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Cowboy Intervention PIPE...
deal of respect for each other but i can't do that this guy's so stubborn he does not want to make any changes even for his own good and the good of his congregation you know we're not all called to be preachers really sure really really in john three sixteen the
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A doctor's touch -...
of a life with rituals rituals are terribly important they're all about transformation what I would submit to you that the ritual of one individual coming to another and telling them things that they would not tell their preacher or rabbi and then incredibly on
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We need women in...
alone much less to be preaching for women's rights and you know 150 years ago and now here I was with that seat at the table and of course you understand your responsibilities to women who will come after or at the same time to help
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A One Horse Church PIPE...
Don could probably do a lot more and he had somebody that could preach if they if they needed to and you know I brought it up to dawn one time but he said no that was not my goal not my thing that's not really what I needed to do
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Ze Frank's web playroom
and he's a preacher -- among other things. So but anyways, here's the thing -- is it reminds me of this, which is a sign that you see in Amsterdam on every street corner. And it's sort of a metaphor for me for the virtual world.
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Why Brexit happened --...
I work on questions predominantly to do with refugees, and one of the ideas I spent a lot of my time preaching, mainly to developing countries around the world, is that in order to encourage the integration of refugees,
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See What Canyon Life Is...
Chelly that first I was really negative about Navajo tradition because I grew up in the church my paternal grandfather was a preacher but my maternal grandfather said to me US natives after
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Inside the mind of a...
I developed a more nuanced understanding. I realized that in a world crowded with variation and contradiction, foolish preachers, only foolish preachers like I used to be,
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Depression, the secret...
She said, "There's one room in my new place for the boys and one room for the girls, but at night, they're just all up on my bed, and we're doing homework all together and everything. One of them wants to be a preacher, one of them wants to be a firefighter, and one of the girls says she's going to be a lawyer. They don't cry like they used to,
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It was like we were in two completely different worlds. And so as I contemplated all of this and looked at what was happening, I suddenly realized that there was a paradox that was emerging inside of me, and the paradox was in all of those sermons that I preached decrying the violence,
Video examples
Cowboy Intervention PIPE...
deal of respect for each other but i can't do that this guy's so stubborn he does not want to make any changes even for his own good and the good of his congregation you know we're not all called to be preachers really sure really really in john three sixteen the
Video examples
A doctor's touch -...
of a life with rituals rituals are terribly important they're all about transformation what I would submit to you that the ritual of one individual coming to another and telling them things that they would not tell their preacher or rabbi and then incredibly on
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We need women in...
alone much less to be preaching for women's rights and you know 150 years ago and now here I was with that seat at the table and of course you understand your responsibilities to women who will come after or at the same time to help
Video examples
A One Horse Church PIPE...
Don could probably do a lot more and he had somebody that could preach if they if they needed to and you know I brought it up to dawn one time but he said no that was not my goal not my thing that's not really what I needed to do
Video examples
Ze Frank's web playroom
and he's a preacher -- among other things. So but anyways, here's the thing -- is it reminds me of this, which is a sign that you see in Amsterdam on every street corner. And it's sort of a metaphor for me for the virtual world.
Video examples
Why Brexit happened --...
I work on questions predominantly to do with refugees, and one of the ideas I spent a lot of my time preaching, mainly to developing countries around the world, is that in order to encourage the integration of refugees,
Video examples
See What Canyon Life Is...
Chelly that first I was really negative about Navajo tradition because I grew up in the church my paternal grandfather was a preacher but my maternal grandfather said to me US natives after
Video examples
Inside the mind of a...
I developed a more nuanced understanding. I realized that in a world crowded with variation and contradiction, foolish preachers, only foolish preachers like I used to be,
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Yolanda King
American Activist
And you don't have to be a preacher to carry on. That's why I've gone into the theater, with my mother's blessings, and someday I may write, produce and act in my own story of daddy's life. There are so many sides to his story. I hope that someday I could get that opportunity.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I believe that God breathed life into every person and that every person is made in the image of God and you have accept them as they are, on their journey. I'm not here to preach hate or push people down.
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Yungblud
English Musician
I don't want to preach to anyone, because if someone preaches to me, I just turn off - I've been preached to my whole life.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Traveling around the world and preaching for over 70 years did not give much time for reflection.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.
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Tim LaHaye
American Clergyman
When I gave my life to the Lord, I thought I'd be a preacher.
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Kirk Franklin
American Singer
I want my private life to reflect what I preach publicly.
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The Ultimate Warrior
American Wrestler
Live your own life; practice what you preach.
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Yolanda King
American Activist
And you don't have to be a preacher to carry on. That's why I've gone into the theater, with my mother's blessings, and someday I may write, produce and act in my own story of daddy's life. There are so many sides to his story. I hope that someday I could get that opportunity.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I believe that God breathed life into every person and that every person is made in the image of God and you have accept them as they are, on their journey. I'm not here to preach hate or push people down.
Quote examples
Yungblud
English Musician
I don't want to preach to anyone, because if someone preaches to me, I just turn off - I've been preached to my whole life.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
Traveling around the world and preaching for over 70 years did not give much time for reflection.
Quote examples
James Russell Lowell
American Poet
Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.
Quote examples
Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.
Quote examples
Tim LaHaye
American Clergyman
When I gave my life to the Lord, I thought I'd be a preacher.
Quote examples
Kirk Franklin
American Singer
I want my private life to reflect what I preach publicly.
Quote examples
The Ultimate Warrior
American Wrestler
Live your own life; practice what you preach.
Example 1 of 10
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