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Webster 1913 Edition
Preach
Preach
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Preached
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Preaching
.] 1.
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.
How shall they
preach
, except they be sent? Rom. x. 15.
From that time Jesus began to
preach
. Matt. iv. 17.
2.
To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
Preach
,Verb.
T.
1.
To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
That Cristes gospel truly wolde
preche
. Chaucer.
The Lord hath anointed me to
preach
good tidings unto the meek. Isa. lxi. 1.
2.
To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
“I have preached righteousness in the great congregation.” Ps. xl. 9.
3.
To deliver or pronounce;
as, to
. preach
a sermon4.
To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
[R.]
“As ye are preached.” Southey.
5.
To advise or recommend earnestly.
My master
preaches
patience to him. Shakespeare
To preach down
, to oppress, or humiliate by preaching.
Tennyson.
– To preach up
, to exalt by preaching; to preach in support of;
as,
.to preach up
equalityPreach
,Noun.
A religious discourse.
[Obs.]
Hooker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Preach
PREACH
,Verb.
I.
1.
To pronounce a public discourse on a religious subject, or from a subject, or from a text of Scripture. The word is usually applied to such discourses as are formed from a text of Scripture. This is the modern sense of preach.2.
To discourse on the gospel way of salvation and exhort to repentance; to discourse on evangelical truths and exhort to a belief of them and acceptance of the terms of salvation. This was the extemporaneous manner of preaching pursued by Christ and his apostles. Matt.4. 10. Acts 10. 14.PREACH
,Verb.
T.
What ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the house-tops. Matt.10.
The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek. Is.61.
1.
To inculcate in public discourses. I have preached righteousness in the great congregations. Ps.40.
He oft to them preach'd
Conversion and repentance.
To preach Christ or Christ crucified, to announce Christ as the only Savior, and his atonement as the only ground of acceptance with God. 1 Cor.1.
To preach up, to discourse in favor of.
Can they preach up equality of birth?
PREACH
,Noun.
Definition 2024
preaçh
preaçh
See also: preach
Manx
Verb
preaçh (verbal noun preaçheil, past participle preaçhit)
Synonyms
- (preach): sharmanee
Related terms
- preaçhoor (“preacher, predicant”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| preaçh | phreaçh | breaçh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||