preach

Meanings

Plural: preaches

Verb

deliver a sermon
- "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
speak, plead, or argue in favor of
To give a sermon.
To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
To advise or recommend earnestly.
To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.

Noun

A religious discourse.

Intj

Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō (“to proclaim, announce”, literally “to fore-assign, pre-dedicate”). Doublet of predicate.
The Latin word is also the source of Old English predician (“to preach”), Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), Dutch preken (“to preach”), German Low German preken (“to preach”), German predigen (“to preach”), Danish prædike (“to preach”), Swedish predika (“to preach”), Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”).

Synonyms

advocate, church, prophesy

Scrabble Score: 13

preach is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
preach is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preach is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

preach is a valid Words With Friends word