preach
preach is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.
- intransitive verb. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.
- transitive verb. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
- transitive verb. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public teaching.
- transitive verb. To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.
- transitive verb. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
- transitive verb. To advise or recommend earnestly.
- verb. A religious discourse.
- verb. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
- verb. deliver a sermon
"The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
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Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in preach:
aperch, eparch, pearch, percha
Common word forms
preached, preacher, preaches, preaching, preachable, preachment
Words from these letters
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