preachverb
uk/priːtʃ/us/priːtʃ/preach verb (IN CHURCH)
[ I or T ] (especially of a priest or minister in a church) to give a religious speech:
Father Martin preached to the assembled mourners.
During the sermon, he preached about the need for forgiveness.
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Meditation, religious chanting & spiritual states
- chakra
- flotation
- incantation
- mantra
- meditate
- meditation
- mindful
- mindfulness
- nirvana
- Transcendental Meditation
- yoga
preach verb (PERSUADE)
[ T ] to try to persuade other people to believe in a particular belief or follow a particular way of life:
They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them.
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Urging & persuading
- argumentation
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- get sth out of sb
- incite
- persuade
- persuasion
- press-gang
- prevail on/upon sb
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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preach verb (ADVISE)
[ I ] disapproving to give unwanted advice, especially about moral matters, in a boring way:
He's such a pain - he's always preaching about the virtues of working hard and getting up early.
My mother's always preaching at/to me about keeping my room tidy.
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Giving advice
- advice
- advisable
- advise
- advisory
- backseat driver
- caution
- consulting
- counsellor
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- professional advice
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste your breath idiom
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Idiom(s)
preach to the converted