"preaching" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-preaching.ogg Forms: preachings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English prechynge. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prechynge}} Middle English prechynge Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} preaching (countable and uncountable, plural preachings)
  1. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of preaching): Predigen (German), 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mēreins) [feminine] (Gothic)
    Sense id: en-preaching-en-noun-BIiuMnZr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 71 29

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-preaching.ogg
Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English prechynge. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prechynge}} Middle English prechynge Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} preaching
  1. present participle and gerund of preach Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: preach
    Sense id: en-preaching-en-verb-5NXTjiC8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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