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Princeton's WordNet
sermon, discourse, preachingnoun
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
sermon, preachingnoun
a moralistic rebuke
"your preaching is wasted on him"
Wiktionary
preachingnoun
The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction
Wikipedia
preaching
A sermon is a religious discourse or oration by a preacher, usually a member of clergy. Sermons address a scriptural, theological, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law, or behavior within both past and present contexts. Elements of the sermon often include exposition, exhortation, and practical application. The act of delivering a sermon is called preaching. In secular usage, the word sermon may refer, often disparagingly, to a lecture on morals. In Christian practice, a sermon is usually preached to a congregation in a place of worship, either from an elevated architectural feature, known as a pulpit or an ambo, or from behind a lectern. The word sermon comes from a Middle English word which was derived from Old French, which in turn originates from the Latin word sermō meaning 'discourse.' A sermonette is a short sermon (usually associated with television broadcasting, as stations would present a sermonette before signing off for the night). The Christian Bible contains many speeches without interlocution, which some take to be sermons: Jesus' sermon on the mount in Matthew 5–7 (though the gospel writers do not specifically call it a sermon; the popular descriptor for Jesus' speech there came much later); and Peter after Pentecost in Acts 2:14–40 (though this speech was delivered to non-Christians and as such is not quite parallel to the popular definition of a sermon). In Islam, sermons are known as khutbah.
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preaching
Preaching refers to the act of delivering a sermon or religious discourse in public, usually by a member of the clergy. It involves sharing spiritual truths, scripture interpretation, moral lessons or religious doctrines, often with the intent to guide, inspire, or convince the audience in matters related to religion or spirituality.
Webster Dictionary
Preaching
of Preach
Preachingnoun
the act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preaching in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preaching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of preaching in a Sentence
The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them without preaching, are wealth, health, and power.
I made a bad mistake, instead of sitting down, I should have stood up and walked back, got in my car and drove back to my house, instead, I chose to sit there with my wife anda number of other couples ...You can quibble about the guidelines, etc., etc. But the spirit of what Im preaching all the time was contradicted and I gotta ownthat. And so I want to apologize to you.
It was the theater I attended as a kid, it was where people got down to their truest emotions and talked about things they didn’t talk about in everyday life. ... The preaching was very often theatrical.
I was going into it expecting to tell them all the reasons why they should be practicing yoga and why it’s so beneficial, they’re just like, ‘You’re preaching to the choir, girl. We know.’.
I’m trying to practice what I’ve been preaching: If I’m telling my fans to love yourself no matter what, I owe myself the same thing even though it’s really hard right now, i’m human. This was a humongous and embarrassing mistake, but it was a mistake. My mind just wasn’t cooperating.
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- وعظArabic
- kázáníCzech
- prædikeDanish
- PredigtGerman
- κήρυγμαGreek
- predicaciónSpanish
- موعظهPersian
- saarnaaminenFinnish
- prédicationFrench
- उपदेHindi
- prédikációHungarian
- khotbahIndonesian
- predicazioneItalian
- הַטָפָהHebrew
- 説教Japanese
- 설교Korean
- praedicationeLatin
- predikingDutch
- forkynnelseNorwegian
- kaznodziejstwoPolish
- pregandoPortuguese
- predicaRomanian
- проповедованиеRussian
- fSwedish
- போதிக்கும்Tamil
- พระธรรมเทศนาThai
- vaaz vermeTurkish
- проповідуванняUkrainian
- تبلیغUrdu
- giảngVietnamese
- מבשרYiddish
- 说教Chinese
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