preachifyv.

Brit.

/ˈpriːtʃᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpritʃəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < preach v. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier speechify v.

colloquial (frequently depreciative).

intransitive. To preach, esp. in a self-righteous or tedious way.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > preach [verb (intransitive)] > in tiresome way

preachc1395

preachify1776

1776 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions III. liv. 69 He wrote obstinately on,..preachifying, till he piously picked my pocket of above a hundred and fifty guineas.

1800 E. Hamilton Mem. Mod. Philosophers II. iv. 45 From the manner in which she preachified, I should suppose her to be a Methodist.

1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 137 I am going to preachify in earnest; and..it is about a very serious thing.

1903 Ottumwa (Iowa) Daily Courier 2 Apr. 5/4 The Fays are content to simply set people thinking, without any desire to preachify or exploit any special doctrine or theory.

1964 J. Rhys Lett. (1984) 271 I have a great and deep admiration for the Brontë sisters (though Charlotte did preachify sometimes).

2001 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 15 Jan. 4 e Rhyant has become a fund-raiser as well as a minister, but he's a preacher who doesn't preachify.

Derivatives

ˈpreachifying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > [noun] > tiresome

preachifying1796

preachification1843

society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > tiresome

preachifying1916

1796 W. Cole Contradiction 51 He insisted on my nabbing biscuit (dining) with him after sermon on preachifying days.

1828 C. Swan tr. A. Manzoni Betrothed Lovers I. vi. 180 When in his preachifying, he fixes his eyes on me, I am afraid that he will shoot out before everybody—those twenty five lira!

1916 W. Owen Let. 13 July (1967) 399 His dogmatic, pig-headed, preachifying, self-sufficient manners and domineering tone.

1971 Interrelations of Cultures (Unesco) 79 Moral preachifying was rife.

2003 First Things (Nexis) 1 Aug. 37 A preachifying President who turns out to be priapic..is laughable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preachify
释义	preachifyv. Brit. /ˈpriːtʃᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈpritʃəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -ify suffix. Etymology: < preach v. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier speechify v. colloquial (frequently depreciative). intransitive. To preach, esp. in a self-righteous or tedious way. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > preach [verb (intransitive)] > in tiresome way preachc1395 preachify1776 1776 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions III. liv. 69 He wrote obstinately on,..preachifying, till he piously picked my pocket of above a hundred and fifty guineas. 1800 E. Hamilton Mem. Mod. Philosophers II. iv. 45 From the manner in which she preachified, I should suppose her to be a Methodist. 1869 D. M. Mulock Woman's Kingdom II. 137 I am going to preachify in earnest; and..it is about a very serious thing. 1903 Ottumwa (Iowa) Daily Courier 2 Apr. 5/4 The Fays are content to simply set people thinking, without any desire to preachify or exploit any special doctrine or theory. 1964 J. Rhys Lett. (1984) 271 I have a great and deep admiration for the Brontë sisters (though Charlotte did preachify sometimes). 2001 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 15 Jan. 4 e Rhyant has become a fund-raiser as well as a minister, but he's a preacher who doesn't preachify. Derivatives ˈpreachifying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > [noun] > tiresome preachifying1796 preachification1843 society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > tiresome preachifying1916 1796 W. Cole Contradiction 51 He insisted on my nabbing biscuit (dining) with him after sermon on preachifying days. 1828 C. Swan tr. A. Manzoni Betrothed Lovers I. vi. 180 When in his preachifying, he fixes his eyes on me, I am afraid that he will shoot out before everybody—those twenty five lira! 1916 W. Owen Let. 13 July (1967) 399 His dogmatic, pig-headed, preachifying, self-sufficient manners and domineering tone. 1971 Interrelations of Cultures (Unesco) 79 Moral preachifying was rife. 2003 First Things (Nexis) 1 Aug. 37 A preachifying President who turns out to be priapic..is laughable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1776
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