Preached

verb

/priːt͡ʃt/

Word Frequency: 5.2

Definitions

1.verbTo give a sermon.

"A learned local Muslim used to preach in the small mosque every Friday."

2.verbTo proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

3.verbTo advise or recommend earnestly.

4.verbTo teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.

5.verbTo give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.

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