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Traditional English :: preach
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preachable.html - v. 1 a intr. deliver a sermon or religious address. b tr. deliver (a sermon); proclaim or expound (the Gospel etc.). 2 intr. give moral advice in an obtrusive way. 3 tr. advocate or inculcate (a quality or practice etc.). preachable adj. [ME f. OF prechier f. L praedicare proclaim, in eccl.L preach (as PRAE-, dicare declare)] |
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Traditional English :: preacher
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preachable.html - n.
a person who preaches, esp. a minister of religion. [ME f. AF prech(o)ur, OF prech(e)or f. eccl.L praedicator (as PREACH)] |
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Traditional English :: preachify
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preachable.html - v.intr. (-ies, -ied) colloq. preach or moralize tediously. |
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Traditional English :: preachment
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preachable.html - n.
usu. derog. preaching, sermonizing. |
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Traditional English :: preachy
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preachable.html - adj. (preachier, preachiest) colloq. inclined to preach or moralize. |
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Traditional English :: preach
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preachable.html - v. 1 a intr. deliver a sermon or religious address. b tr. deliver (a sermon); proclaim or expound (the Gospel etc.). 2 intr. give moral advice in an obtrusive way. 3 tr. advocate or inculcate (a quality or practice etc.). preachable adj. [ME f. OF prechier f. L praedicare proclaim, in eccl.L preach (as PRAE-, dicare declare)] |
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