unpreachingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpriːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpritʃɪŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and preaching adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, preach v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + preach v. + -ing suffix². Compare later preaching adj.

That does not preach; spec. (chiefly derogatory) (of a member of the clergy) that does not undertake the duty of preaching, and merely reads the church services (now historical). Also: characterized by the absence of preaching; unproselytising.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > omitting or neglecting to preach

unpreaching1548

society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > not undertaking duty of preaching

unpreaching1548

1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. B.iii^v How then hath it happened, that we haue had so manye hundred yeres, so many vnpreachynge prelates, lordyng loyterers and idle ministers?

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 482 Bycause a chylde may reade the booke, dothe it therefore mainteyne an vnpreaching ministerie?

1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xi. 402 Some..have maintained, that Sacraments received from ignorant and unpreaching Ministers are of no validity.

1683 J. Savage Sacred Rite Confirmation Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v Our Adversaries (who are apt to bellow against unpreaching Bishops, and the neglect of those Offices that bring no secular advantage).

1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 372 There are severe expressions against the unpreaching clergy.

1768 C. Owen Char. & Conduct Ecclesiastics x. 72 This Preferment of ignorant, unpreaching, idle Ministers, was called Oswald's Law, and the Custom prevailed till Henry VIIIth's Time.

1850 J. B. Marsden Hist. Early Puritans iv. 124 Her successor on the throne [sc. James I]..discouraged preaching... We became an unpreaching church.

1882 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 23 Dec. 5/4 They might have an order of unpreaching deacons.

1955 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 May (French Writing Suppl.) p. iii/3 The author has tackled her ambitious theme with an undeniable honesty and an unpreaching humility which one does not always find in Existentialist novels.

2003 P. Lake in S. Platten Anglicanism & Western Christian Trad. 94 This left defenders of the status quo lumbered with a word and sermon centred vision of worship and the ministry, even as they tried to defend against puritan attack, a church staffed by large numbers of unpreaching ministers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpreaching
释义	unpreachingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpriːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈpritʃɪŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and preaching adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, preach v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + preach v. + -ing suffix². Compare later preaching adj. That does not preach; spec. (chiefly derogatory) (of a member of the clergy) that does not undertake the duty of preaching, and merely reads the church services (now historical). Also: characterized by the absence of preaching; unproselytising. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > omitting or neglecting to preach unpreaching1548 society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > not undertaking duty of preaching unpreaching1548 1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. B.iii^v How then hath it happened, that we haue had so manye hundred yeres, so many vnpreachynge prelates, lordyng loyterers and idle ministers? 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 482 Bycause a chylde may reade the booke, dothe it therefore mainteyne an vnpreaching ministerie? 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xi. 402 Some..have maintained, that Sacraments received from ignorant and unpreaching Ministers are of no validity. 1683 J. Savage Sacred Rite Confirmation Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v Our Adversaries (who are apt to bellow against unpreaching Bishops, and the neglect of those Offices that bring no secular advantage). 1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 372 There are severe expressions against the unpreaching clergy. 1768 C. Owen Char. & Conduct Ecclesiastics x. 72 This Preferment of ignorant, unpreaching, idle Ministers, was called Oswald's Law, and the Custom prevailed till Henry VIIIth's Time. 1850 J. B. Marsden Hist. Early Puritans iv. 124 Her successor on the throne [sc. James I]..discouraged preaching... We became an unpreaching church. 1882 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 23 Dec. 5/4 They might have an order of unpreaching deacons. 1955 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 May (French Writing Suppl.) p. iii/3 The author has tackled her ambitious theme with an undeniable honesty and an unpreaching humility which one does not always find in Existentialist novels. 2003 P. Lake in S. Platten Anglicanism & Western Christian Trad. 94 This left defenders of the status quo lumbered with a word and sermon centred vision of worship and the ministry, even as they tried to defend against puritan attack, a church staffed by large numbers of unpreaching ministers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1548
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