| preacher | | |
| n. (person) | 1. preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel. |
| ~ clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church. |
| ~ evangelist, gospeler, gospeller, revivalist | a preacher of the Christian gospel. |
| ~ bunyan, john bunyan | English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688). |
| ~ john chrysostom, st. john chrysostom | (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407). |
| preach | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. preach, prophesy | deliver a sermon.; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" |
| ~ evangelise, evangelize | preach the gospel (to). |
| ~ lecture, talk | deliver a lecture or talk.; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
| v. (communication) | 2. advocate, preach | speak, plead, or argue in favor of.; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ preachify, sermonise, sermonize, moralise, moralize | speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements.; "This man always sermonizes" |
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