PREACH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PREACH?

Need another word that means the same as “preach”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “preach” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Preach” are: prophesy, advocate, give a sermon, deliver a sermon, sermonize, spread the gospel, evangelize, address, speak, proclaim, teach, spread, propagate, expound, explain, make known, recommend, advise, urge, exhort, counsel, champion, inculcate, instil, moralize, be moralistic, pontificate, lecture, harangue

Preach as a Verb

Definitions of "Preach" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “preach” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Used to affirm one's approval of or support for a stated opinion, advocated course of action, etc.
• Give moral advice to someone in a pompously self-righteous way.
• Speak, plead, or argue in favor of.
• Deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.
• Deliver a sermon.
• Publicly proclaim or teach (a religious message or belief.
• Earnestly advocate (a belief or course of action.

Synonyms of "Preach" as a verb (29 Words)

address	Write the name and address of the intended recipient on an envelope letter or parcel. Address your complaints to the Trading Standards Board.
advise	Make a proposal, declare a plan for something. I advised him to go home.
advocate	Speak, plead, or argue in favor of. The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house.
be moralistic	Happen, occur, take place.
champion	Protect or fight for as a champion. He championed the rights of the working class and the poor.
counsel	Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems. Careers officers should counsel young people in making their career decisions.
deliver a sermon	Utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.
evangelize	Preach the gospel (to. Some small groups have been evangelized by Protestant missionaries.
exhort	Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. Come on you guys exhorted Linda.
explain	Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts. They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals.
expound	Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail. The abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns.
give a sermon	Give food to.
harangue	Deliver a harangue to address forcefully. He harangued the public on their ignorance.
inculcate	Teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction. They will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.
instil	Gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person’s mind. The standards her parents had instilled into her.
lecture	Give a lecture to a class or other audience. Did you ever lecture at Harvard.
make known	Undergo fabrication or creation.
moralize	Comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority. Moralize a story.
pontificate	Administer a pontifical office. The new professor always pontificates.
proclaim	Say something emphatically; declare. He had a rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea.
propagate	Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. Sound and light propagate in this medium.
prophesy	Deliver a sermon. Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest.
recommend	Make attractive or acceptable. A book I recommended to a friend of mine.
sermonize	Deliver an opinionated and dogmatic talk to someone. This man always sermonizes.
speak	(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning. I ll speak to him if he calls.
spread	Spread across or over. He sighed spreading jam on a croissant.
spread the gospel	Cover by spreading something over.
teach	Work as a teacher. She teaches at the local high school.
urge	Force or impel in an indicated direction. Drawing up outside the house he urged her inside.

Usage Examples of "Preach" as a verb

• He preached to a large congregation.
• Viewers want to be entertained, not preached at.
• My parents have always preached toleration and moderation.
• He preached the word of God.
• The minister is not preaching this Sunday.
• ‘All coaches in this league need to be better—it's embarrassing.’ ‘ Preach it, Michael.
• ‘Please continue to speak up if you see bullying—it could save another's life.’ ‘Preach.
• Our pastor will preach the sermon.

Associations of "Preach" (30 Words)

altar	The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
apostle	An important early Christian teacher or pioneering missionary. An apostle of revolution.
baptismal	Of or relating to baptism. We will renew our baptismal vows.
catholic	Of or relating to or supporting Catholicism. Her tastes are pretty catholic.
christian	Relating to or characteristic of Christianity.
confessional	Relating to confessions of faith or doctrinal systems. The priest leaned forward in his best confessional manner.
dais	A low platform for a lectern or throne.
doctrine	A stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs. The doctrine of predestination.
epistle	A specially long, formal letter. Activists firing off angry epistles.
evangelist	The writer of one of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. A local evangelist working with a youth mission.
exposition	A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic. A systematic exposition of the idea of biodiversity.
foretell	Predict (the future or a future event. A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne.
homiletics	The branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies.
homily	A tedious moralizing lecture. She delivered her homily about the need for patience.
lectern	Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer.
martyr	Torture and torment like a martyr. I m a martyr to migraine.
missionary	Relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission. Our taxi driver shared a sense of missionary zeal with us.
oratory	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a society of priests without vows, especially the Oratory of St Philip Neri founded in 1564. He loved the sound of his own oratory.
ordination	The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders. The ordination of women.
podium	Of a competitor in a sporting event finish first second or third so as to appear on a podium to receive an award. I took the score out of my briefcase and put it on the podium.
priesthood	The body of ordained religious practitioners. There was relief among the Anglican priesthood.
prophesy	Predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration. Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest.
prophet	In Christian use the books of Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel and the twelve minor prophets. He is repeatedly hailed as a prophet of modernism.
pulpit	Religious teaching as expressed in sermons. Many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits.
recitation	Systematic training by multiple repetitions. The history of an organization is more important than the recitation of details like this.
rostrum	A raised platform supporting a film or television camera. These beetles are very easily recognized by the rostrum or beak.
seer	An expert who provides forecasts of the economic or political future. Our seers have grown gloomier about prospects for growth.
seminary	A college that trains students to be priests, rabbis, or ministers.
sermon	A long or tedious piece of admonition or reproof; a lecture. I preached my first sermon on original sin.
stump	Remove tree stumps from. Detectives are stumped for a reason for the attack.