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单词 preacher
释义

preacher

noun

preach·​er ˈprē-chər How to pronounce preacher (audio)
plural preachers
: one who preaches: such as
a
: a person who delivers a sermon publicly
a street preacher
b
: one whose function is to preach sermons : pastor, minister
She waited patiently on a Sunday morning until the crowd had said good-by to the preacher. Don Jeffries
"What kind of preacher are you? What denomination?" "I was ordained in a Baptist church, but I'm sort of nondenominational now." John Grisham
c
: one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously
… he was an ardent preacher of gentlemanly ethics … Paul Schullery
… he was perceived by the larger world, not inaccurately, as a preacher of the hatred. Nicholas Lemann

Synonyms

  • clergyperson
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • deacon
  • divine
  • dominie
  • ecclesiastic
  • minister
  • priest
  • reverend
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

preacher

noun

preach·​er
ˈprē-chər
1
: a person who gives sermons
2
: minister entry 1 sense 1

preacher

noun

as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • priest
  • clergyman
  • pastor
  • reverend
  • minister
  • deacon
  • cleric
  • bishop
  • clerical
  • father
  • chaplain
  • divine
  • ecclesiastic
  • prelate
  • clerk
  • dominie
  • clergyperson
  • missionary
  • churchman
  • pope
  • archbishop
  • priestess
  • monk
  • evangelist
  • vicar
  • parson
  • rector
  • dean
  • abbot
  • padre
  • deaconess
  • presbyter
  • curé
  • confessor
  • revivalist
  • religious
  • shepherd
  • clergywoman
  • abbé
  • friar
  • monsignor
  • diocesan
  • archpriest
  • missioner
  • curate
  • mendicant
  • monastic
  • Holy Joe
  • sky pilot
  • high priestess
  • oblate
  • high priest
  • missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • layman
  • secular
  • layperson
  • lector
  • lay reader
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