"preachment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preachments [plural]
Etymology: Partly from preach + -ment, partly after Anglo-Norman prechement. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|preach|ment}} preach + -ment, {{der|en|xno|prechement}} Anglo-Norman prechement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} preachment (countable and uncountable, plural preachments)
  1. (now chiefly depreciative) Preaching; sermonizing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-preachment-en-noun-aY5QRdhx
  2. An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-preachment-en-noun-mp2W9Soz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66

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