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Definitions for preachment
ˈpritʃ məntpreach·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. homily, preachmentnoun

    a sermon on a moral or religious topic

Wiktionary

  1. preachmentnoun

    An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Preachmentnoun

    A sermon mentioned in contempt; a discourse affectedly solemn.

    Etymology: from preach.

    Was’t you, that revell’d in our parliament,
    And made a preachment of your high descent. William Shakespeare.

    All this is but a preachment upon the text at last. Roger L'Estrange.

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  1. preachment

    Preachment is a sermon, religious discourse, or act of delivering a moral or religious discourse; often used to denote a lengthy or tedious piece of moral advice or admonition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Preachmentnoun

    a religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of preachment in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of preachment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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