Preaching can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" | ||
| preach - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" | ||
Noun |
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| preaching - an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | ||
| preaching - a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" |
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| 1. | noun | Your preaching is wasted on him. | |
| 2. | noun | Jehovah's Witnesses are known for their door-to-door preaching. | |
| 3. | noun | I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching. | |
| 4. | noun | Preaching wearies the body. | |
| 5. | noun | When he was asked to subscribe to the Rev. Mr. Allan's salary he said he'd wait and see how many dollars' worth of good he got out of his preaching first. | |
| 6. | noun | Quit preaching; you're boring me. | |
| 7. | verb | I'm fed up with him always preaching to me. | |
| 8. | verb | You're preaching to the choir. | |
| 9. | verb | He was preaching God's Word to a small group of believers. | |
| 10. | verb | Jefferson's Bible gives us a preaching Jesus of distinctly human dimensions, without miracles or resurrection. | |
| 11. | verb | You're preaching to the converted. | |
| 12. | verb | Behaviour is the highest form of preaching. | |
| 13. | verb | I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but we’re still boxed in by stereotypes about how men and women should behave. | |
| 14. | verb | Sami has been preaching for years that this isn't the right thing to do. | |
| 15. | verb | Baptist Ivan Moiseev was killed in 1972 for preaching the gospel while serving in the army. | |
| 16. | verb | He was preaching the message of God. | |
| 17. | verb | Why am I not surprised they started preaching for unity and civility and compassion, only after their coup failed? | |
| 18. | verb | From then on, the Beatles began to get involved in false religions and to preach them to the world. | |
| 19. | verb | You don't practice what you preach. | |
| 20. | verb | Practice what you preach. | |
| 21. | verb | To preach is easier than to practice. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| Your preaching is wasted on him. |
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| Jehovah's Witnesses are known for their door-to-door preaching. | |
| I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching. | |
| Preaching wearies the body. | |
| When he was asked to subscribe to the Rev. Mr. Allan's salary he said he'd wait and see how many dollars' worth of good he got out of his preaching first. | |
| Quit preaching; you're boring me. | |
| verb | |
| I'm fed up with him always preaching to me. | |
| You're preaching to the choir. | |
| He was preaching God's Word to a small group of believers. | |
| Jefferson's Bible gives us a preaching Jesus of distinctly human dimensions, without miracles or resurrection. | |
| You're preaching to the converted. | |
| Behaviour is the highest form of preaching. | |
| I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but we’re still boxed in by stereotypes about how men and women should behave. | |
| Sami has been preaching for years that this isn't the right thing to do. | |
| Baptist Ivan Moiseev was killed in 1972 for preaching the gospel while serving in the army. | |
| He was preaching the message of God. | |
| Why am I not surprised they started preaching for unity and civility and compassion, only after their coup failed? | |
| From then on, the Beatles began to get involved in false religions and to preach them to the world. |
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| You don't practice what you preach. | |
| Practice what you preach. | |
| To preach is easier than to practice. | |