| VERB | communication | preach, prophesy | deliver a sermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | preach, advocate | speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
| Sounds | priy'ch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | beach ... teach / Teach: 18 rhymes with iych... | |
| Meaning | deliver a sermon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something ----s to somebody; Somebody ----s on something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue preach | |
| Example | "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" | |
| Synonym | prophesy | |
| Narrower | evangelize, evangelise | preach the gospel (to) |
| Broader | lecture, talk | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk |
| Catalan | predicar | |
| Spanish | predicar | |
| Nouns | preacher | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel |
| preaching | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | |
| preachment | a sermon on a moral or religious topic | |
| Meaning | speak, plead, or argue in favor of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Synonym | advocate | |
| Entailed by | proselytize, proselytise | convert to another faith or religion |
| Narrower | sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise | speak as if delivering a sermon |
| Broader | urge, urge on, press, exhort | Force or impel in an indicated direction |
| Catalan | predicar | |
| Spanish | predicar | |
| Nouns | preaching | a moralistic rebuke |