Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of preach
plural preachings
- countableuncountableThe act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.
And, as I know from what you have now found upon your own souls, since he came amongst you, while under the preachings and persuadings of such a singularly serious Gospel minister, you will be restlessly solicitous till he be settled[…]
1833, William Steven, The history of the Scottish church, Rotterdam, page 63
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishprechynge
- Middle Englishprechynge
- Englishpreaching
Inherited from Middle English prechynge.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Predigen
- Predigenthe act of preaching
Russian пропове́дничество
- пропове́дничество (propovédničestvo)the act of preaching
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with preaching
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Cite this entry
preaching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaching
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