preaching

Definition von preaching im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction; Present participle of preach; The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice; a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"; an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service); predication
preach: {v} to deliver a public discourse, to prate
preach: {n} a sermon, religious discourse, discourse
preach: A religious discourse
preach: 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
preach: Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner
preach: deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday
preach: To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon
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
preach: 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
preach: To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching
preach: 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
preach: To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher
preach: To advise or recommend earnestly
preach: To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching
preach: {f} moralize, discuss ethical or moral standards; lecture about religion, give a sermon; lecture, deliver a speech
preach: Give a sermon
preach: 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
preach: To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue
preach: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
preach: deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
preach: disapproval If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that they are preaching at you. `Don't preach at me,' he shouted
preach: When people preach a belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action. The Prime Minister said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all For many years I have preached against war