[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

preach \preach\, v. i. imp.  p. p. preached; p. pr.  vb. n.
   preaching. oe. prechen, of. preechier, f. pr^echer, fr.
   l. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before +
   dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from
   assumed ll. praedictare. see diction, and cf.
   predicate, predict.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            how shall they preach, except they be sent? --rom.
                                                  x. 15.
      1913 webster

            from that time jesus began to preach. --matt. iv.
                                                  17.
      1913 webster

   2. to give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse
      in the manner of a preacher.
      1913 webster
see also:
preached preaching diction predicate predict 

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