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noun

as in teaching

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verb

present participle of preach

as in evangelizing

to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Noun

Worship centers on prayer, the reading and preaching of scripture, congregational singing, and the celebration of the Eucharist. — Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The new wave of televangelists blended charismatic preaching with calls for donations as well as increasing calls to political action. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 In those days, there were divinity-school students from Yale, Andover, and Amherst preaching abolition and establishing schools throughout the frontier. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Watch for intense preaching or over-defending beliefs. — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026 There’s no outright preaching, no plea to condemn or sympathize either way. — David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026 My mother got fed up with my nonstop preaching. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026 The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his preaching away from a suburban amphitheater. — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 Jackson is awarded a master of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary because his life experiences more than fulfill the requirements for his missing courses in pastoral care, preaching and international relations. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026

Verb

In addition to being a member of the NYPD, De Paula was a pastor who dedicated part of her life to preaching and serving her community, the outlet reported. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 This guy was preaching yesterday about what God is doing for him. — The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 Suddenly, the league that never stops preaching about diversity wasn't so excited about having a more politically diverse fan base. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Last month, Heritage Baptist Church members voted against allowing Eric Crawford back into his leadership and preaching position. — Rachel Royster july 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 Continuity, creating a tight group and preaching calmness in the big moments are key parts of international management and De la Fuente followed that script perfectly. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 But that’s the difference between writing and reading, preaching and listening. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026 Best Restaurants Comune Comune approaches plant-forward dining without preaching a sermon of health, using global influences and thoughtful technique to create dishes that remind you how satisfying vegetarian cooking can be. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 On a recent Thursday morning, Richetts’ artworks, the colorful shards of smooth shiny glass, were indeed speaking the language of healing — and spreading the gospel Richetts has been preaching for decades. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching

Noun

As a result, every year thousands of students who had contemplated teaching or pharmacy or public service become accidental financiers.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Bryant, 48, is a licensed financial adviser who has worked in school counseling, adult education and substitute teaching, according to her South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board questionnaire.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Stephen Colbert, one of my heroes, has spent decades evangelizing Tolkien’s compassion and courage.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
No doubt many other religious institutions have seized on the World Cup with these and other emphases, including evangelizing and otherwise stressing their uniqueness.

— Vahe Gregorian July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of evangelizing

Noun

The faith leader’s exhortation shows the depth of the divide in the Moskowitz-Larkin contest.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
While his exhortation left off Brady’s signature profane intensifier, the motivational gambit remained explicit even in the absence of the familiar F-bomb.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of exhortation

Noun

Note and MyScript Calculator streamline handwritten lecture notes.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
This insensate gaze is one that cannot be returned, as Jacques Lacan observed of the camera pointed at him during his performative lecture Télévision, recorded in 1973 and broadcast on prime-time TV in France.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecture

Noun

As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe, and without her, the colony would collapse.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, the lessons from that hasty dash towards the fringes of our towns and cities in the 1990s and early 2000s seem to have been learned.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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