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Meanings of preach in English

Portuguese
fazer sermão
Catalan
semonejar
Spanish
predicar

To deliver a sermon.

fazer sermão
Portuguese
pregar
Catalan
semonejar
Spanish
abogar

To encourage support for something.

pregar
Synonyms
Examples for "prophesy"
Examples for "prophesy"
1
You must not prophesy; in that, you know, you do not believe.
The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic
2
Even so, the Gaffer Farleigh of the time started to prophesy disaster.
The Pinhoe Egg
3
I prophesy all three of you modest violets will make the team.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
4
It is perhaps foolish to prophesy, but I will take the chance.
The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative
5
Astronomers prophesy the existence of stars long before they can see them.
Love, Life & Work / Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Nat...
Usage of preach in English
1
A clear case of practice what I preach, not what I do.
The Irish Times
2
You speak as the preachers and teachers preach and teach-ingeneral terms.
The Missing Bride
3
The violence has been encouraged by Islamist groups that preach Israel's destruction.
Reuters
4
Well, these business schools have had decades to preach about better practices.
The Guardian
5
Clerics said they would not accept government orders about what to preach.
Radio NZ
6
And what ye hear in the ear, preach it from the housetops.
All Four Gospels for Readers
7
He makes the little sparrow chirping in the air preach to us.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 08: Talmage to Knox Little
8
And what ye hear in the ear, preach that upon the housetops.
The Gospel of Matthew for Readers
9
In 1481 he was sent by his superiors to preach in Ferrara.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
10
The Spirit of the Lord was upon us to preach the gospel.
Brazilian Sketches
11
At Lisnamara, the rector invited him to preach in the parish church.
A History of the Moravian Church
12
This is where we preach in the evenings and during inclement weather.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
13
He was able to preach in both the Italian and Modern Greek.
History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners F...
14
All the priests I know in this region preach patience and obedience.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
15
He went among the first to preach the gospel to the gold-hunters.
California Sketches, New Series
16
A promise to preach forty miles across the country had been made.
The Wonders of Prayer / A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonde...
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Translations for preach
Preach through the time
Preach across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common