The Meaning of preach

• (v. i.) 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.
• (v. i.) To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
• (v. t.) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
• (v. t.) To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
• (v. t.) To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.
• (v. t.) To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
• (v. t.) To advise or recommend earnestly.
• (v.) A religious discourse.

Synonyms

prophesy , advocate

Rhymes

beach , beech , beseech , bleach , breach , breech , cheech , creach , creech , each , impeach , inspeech , keach , keech , keetch , leach , leech , leetch , leitch , microfiche , outreach , overreach , peach , piech , pietsch , pleach , reach , reeche , screech , speech , swiech , teach , veatch , veech , weech , wiech