As a proper noun preacher
is alternative name for ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the old testament.
As a verb preached is
(
preach).
preacher English
Noun
( wikipedia preacher)
( en noun)
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy or religion, especially someone who preaches the Quran or the gospel; a clergyman.
* 2004 , Garbi Schmidt, Islam in Urban America: Sunni Muslims in Chicago , Page 171
Derived terms
* preacheress
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preached English
Verb
(head)
(preach)
preach English
Verb
To give a sermon.
* , chapter=3
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}
- A local Muslim used to preach from the Quran and hadith.
To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
* Bible, Isa. lxi. 1
- The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek.
To advise or recommend earnestly.
* Shakespeare
- My master preaches patience to him.
To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
* Southey
- As ye are preached .
See also
* praught
Related terms
* practice what one preaches
* preach to the choir
* preach to the converted
Noun
( es)
(obsolete) A religious discourse.
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