preaching
part of speech
noun (preaching, uncountable); present participle of preach
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) Giving religious talks or sermons; the work of a preacher. tree →
2) The message that is preached: «Jesus's preaching about the kingdom of God». tree →
3) (informal, disapproving) Telling others what is right in a bossy, lecturing way: «I'm tired of his preaching.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In church life preaching is a main part of a service, and some churches are famous for good preaching. In Bible lessons Jesus's preaching in Galilee drew crowds. In everyday talk, «stop preaching» complains about someone lecturing. Phrases: «preaching the gospel», «stop preaching», «preaching to the converted», «lay preaching».
examples
- The minister's preaching was simple and kind. tree →
- Jesus began preaching in Galilee. tree →
- Mum said, «Less preaching, more helping!» tree →
- John Wesley travelled the country preaching. tree →
- She's preaching to the converted: we already recycle. tree →
- Street preaching happens in the town square on Saturdays. tree →
- But Kari said she thought the priest was such a good man at preaching that she got so much benefit from what he said, and at last she got leave. tree →
note
Uncountable as a noun. The verb is preach (preached). A person who preaches is a preacher. In the bossy sense, similar to «lecturing» or «moralising».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «preaching» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.