preach to the congregation

A form of preach to the choir — To speak as if to convince a person or group of something they already believe.

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Meanings

verbpreach to the congregation (third-person singular simple present preaches to the congregation, present participle preaching to the congregation, simple past and past participle preached to the congregation)

present singular third person preaches to the congregation · participle present preaching to the congregation · participle past preached to the congregation · past preached to the congregation

  1. alternativeAlternative form of preach to the choir.

    "I know I'm preachin' to the congregation. We love Jesus, but you done learned a lot from Satan"

    2010, Kanye West, Devil In a New Dress

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
preach to the choir
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APA

preach to the congregation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preach%20to%20the%20congregation

MLA

“preach to the congregation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preach%20to%20the%20congregation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preach to the congregation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preach%20to%20the%20congregation.

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