Preaching

n.

1.

The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice. Preaching cross a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place. Preaching friars See Dominican.

Noun	1.	preaching - an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) Synonyms: sermon, discourse
	2.	preaching - a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" Synonyms: sermon

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