preach

English

/pɹiːt͡ʃ/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To give a sermon.
  • (transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
  • (transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly.
  • (transitive) To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
  • (intransitive) To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English prechen derived from Old French prëechier derived from Latin praedicāre root from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (point out, show, point, teach, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deyḱ-

Gloss

point out, show, point, teach, instruct

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

教

Emoji

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