preaching

Meanings

Plural: preachings

Noun

• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
• a moralistic rebuke
  • "your preaching is wasted on him"
• The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

Verb

• deliver a sermon
  • "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
• speak, plead, or argue in favor of
• present participle and gerund of preach

Synonyms

advocate, discourse, preach, prophesy, sermon