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Noun
/ˈprēCHər/,
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preachers, plural;
  1. A person who preaches, esp. a minister of religion


  1. someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
  2. (preach) deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
  3. (preach) speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
  4. (preaching) sermon: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
  5. (preaching) sermon: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"
  6. Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies.
  7. Preacher is a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, with painted covers by Glenn Fabry.
  8. Ecclesiastes (often abbreviated Ecc) (קֹהֶלֶת, Kohelet, variously transliterated as Kohelet, Qoheleth, Koheles, Koheleth, or Coheleth) is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The English name derives from the Greek translation of the Hebrew title.
  9. Paul Atreides (later known as Paul Muad'Dib) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. Paul is a prominent character in the first two novels in the series, Dune (1965) and Dune Messiah (1969), and returns in Children of Dune (1976). ...
  10. The Preacher (De Dominee) is a 2004 Dutch thriller film about a drug lord named Klaas Donkers. The film is based on Bart Middelburg's biography of real-life drug lord Klaas Bruinsma.
  11. (Preached) A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, religious, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law or behavior within both past and present contexts. ...
  12. (preach) Give a sermon; Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner
  13. (Preachers) leaders, speakers of the Underground Railroad
  14. (preach) [F], PO away from signer, is held high and bends repeatedly at wrist. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Preach.
  15. (PREACHING) Not a common word in Mormonism. Their Sunday service centers on testimonies and talks given by different members each week rather than a sermon given by the bishop.
  16. (Preaching) Strict regulations of Pius X permit only those to preach in Rome who have been found worthy after a thorough examination, scientific and practical, before a special commission which issues to each successful candidate the proper authorization. ...
  17. (Preaching) The proclamation of the Gospel challenging the listener to make a commitment. It also means to deliver a sermon.
  18. (Preaching) is the giving of modified laws and statements of truth so arranged as to incline the hearer from darkness into Light, with an appeal to live in Light.
  19. (preaching) a talk or presentation exploring God's hopes for all people, often explaining a passage from the Bible
  20. To dream of a preacher, denotes that your ways are not above reproach, and your affairs will not move evenly. To dream that you are a preacher, foretells for you losses in business, and distasteful amusements will jar upon you. To hear preaching, implies that you will undergo misfortune. ...
  21. One who proclaims monologues, or brings forth sermons or messages in relationship to the Bible. "How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?" (Rom. 10:14).
  22. The person who preaches a sermon during the Church’s worship. Any person can be a preacher.
  23. 1) Mendicancy in a celluloid collar. 2) A man who advises others concerning things which he knows nothing. 3) Any man who lives on six hundred dollars a year and only works orally. ...
  24. a lay or ordained person who gives the sermon.
  25. one who speaks publicly, giving a religious discourse, usually based on a text of Scripture.