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

Need another word that means the same as “preaching”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “preaching” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Preaching” are: discourse, sermon, religious teaching, instruction, message

Preaching as a Noun

Definitions of "Preaching" as a noun

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

• The giving of moral advice in a pompously self-righteous way.
• An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service.
• A moralistic rebuke.
• The delivery of a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.

Synonyms of "Preaching" as a noun (5 Words)

discourse	An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service. The language of political discourse.
instruction	Directions to a solicitor or counsel, or to a jury. He issued instructions to the sheriff.
message	A television or radio advertisement. If I m not there leave a message on the answerphone.
religious teaching	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
sermon	A long or tedious piece of admonition or reproof; a lecture. He understood that if he said any more he would have to listen to another lengthy sermon.

Usage Examples of "Preaching" as a noun

• Your preaching is wasted on him.
• Your preaching won't make me change my mind.
• The preachings of church leaders.
• Large numbers of people would come to hear his preaching.

Associations of "Preaching" (30 Words)

altar	The table in Christian churches where communion is given.
apostle	Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ. A man once known as the apostle of free market economics.
baptismal	Relating to the Christian rite of baptism. Baptismal rites.
catholic	Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing. Catholic in one s tastes.
christian	Following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ.
confessional	A booth where a priest sits to hear confessions. The priest leaned forward in his best confessional manner.
dais	A low platform for a lectern or throne.
doctrine	A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school. The doctrine of predestination.
epistle	A specially long, formal letter. Activists firing off angry epistles.
evangelist	A preacher of the Christian gospel. He has become an evangelist for the European Union.
exposition	A collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display. A systematic exposition of the idea of biodiversity.
foretell	Foreshadow or presage. A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne.
homiletics	The branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies.
homily	A sermon on a moral or religious topic. 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. The first Christian martyr.
missionary	Relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission. Missionary work.
oratory	Addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous. He loved the sound of his own oratory.
ordination	The action of ordaining someone in 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. The ordination of women to the priesthood.
prophesy	Deliver a sermon. Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest.
prophet	In Christian use the books of Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel and the twelve minor prophets. The prime minister ignored the prophets of doom.
pulpit	A raised platform in the bows of a fishing boat or whaler. The movies could rival the pulpit as an agency moulding the ideas of the mass public.
recitation	The repetition of a list of facts. The history of an organization is more important than the recitation of details like this.
rostrum	A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. The winner s rostrum.
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. He understood that if he said any more he would have to listen to another lengthy sermon.
stump	Use a stump on a drawing line etc. He stumped away on short thick legs.