When a member of the clergy preaches a sermon, he or she gives a talk on a religious or moral subject during a religious service. At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people He denounced the decision to invite his fellow archbishop to preach
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday
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
If you say that someone is preaching to the converted, you mean that they are wasting their time because they are trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in
To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher
If you say that someone practises what they preach, you mean that they behave in the way that they encourage other people to behave in. He ought to practise what he preaches
To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
(fiil) vaaz vermek, öğüt vermek, tavsiye etmek, telkin etmek