Definition of Preachment

1. Noun. A sermon on a moral or religious topic.

Exact synonyms: Homily
Generic synonyms: Discourse, Preaching, Sermon
Derivative terms: Homiletic, Homiletic, Homiletical, Preach

Definition of Preachment

1. n. A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively.

Definition of Preachment

1. Noun. An instance of preaching; a sermon or homily ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preachment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preachment

preachier
preachiest
preachification
preachified
preachifies
preachify
preachifying
preachily
preachiness
preachinesses
preaching
preachingly
preachings
preachman
preachmen
preachment (current term)
preachments
preacht
preachy
preacing
preacquaint
preacquaintance
preacquainted
preacquainting
preacquaints
preact
preacted
preacting
preaction
preactions

Literary usage of Preachment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Republican Party: Embracing Its Origin, Growth and Mission by Frank Abial Flower (1884)
"Noble preachment, Miserable Practice—The Quakers First to Protest— ... Here was the highest preachment against human bondage ever formulated by the ..."

2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1812)
"... the fear of mistake. , Lorenzo is (occasionally at least), Mr. Dibdin. mentary on his preachment shall aid the cause, we shall be sufficiently rewarded. ..."

3. Phelps and His Teachers by Dan Voorhees Stephens (1902)
"A preachment IX |OU MAY ask after reading these sketches of Phelps' teachers, What should a real teacher—one born to the work—be like? What should she do? ..."

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