preach: Meaning and Definition of
preach
Pronunciation: (prēch), [key] — v.t.
- to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- to deliver (a sermon).
- to advocate or inculcate (religious or moral truth, right conduct, etc.) in speech or writing.
—v.i. - to deliver a sermon.
- to give earnest advice, as on religious or moral subjects or the like.
- to do this in an obtrusive or tedious way.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.