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Deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church

Give moral advice to someone in a pompously self-righteous way

To proclaim by public discourse

To advise or recommend earnestly

To convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position, to recruit someone

To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them

To offer advice to

To criticize or find fault with

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel

A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible

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Verb

Deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church

“Pastors preach against such beliefs and expectations in village churches on a weekly basis.”

Verb

Give moral advice to someone in a pompously self-righteous way

get on a soapbox

speak at length

give an address

philosophize^US

philosophise^UK

give lessons in

address an audience

deliver an address

make an oration

deliver a sermon

write learnedly

editorialise^UK

editorialize^US

write at length

lay down the law

express one's opinion

speak monotonously

talk interminably

talk forcefully

shoot off one's mouth

deliver a tirade

give an address to

give a speech to

give a discourse to

make a speech to

give an oration to

give a lecture to

give a sermon to

deliver a sermon to

give a dissertation to

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“They constantly preach about the moral failings of the rest of us - yet they keep getting caught with their own pants down, morally speaking.”

Verb

To proclaim by public discourse

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

give utterance to

give expression to

give blow-by-blow

be specific about

put on the airwaves

be passed around

make the rounds

spread the word

bring to public notice

bring to public attention

raise awareness

go on the airwaves

take off in all directions

decentralise^UK

decentralize^US

put in the ground

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“There are many today who do not preach the true gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Verb

To advise or recommend earnestly

use pressure on

try to persuade

put pressure on

put the heat on

put the screws on

twist someone's arm

strongly recommend

speak in favor of

go on record for

speak favorably of

go on bended knee to

beat the drum for

go on bended knee

forcefully suggest

recommend forcefully

offer recommendation

request urgently

request earnestly

make an urgent request

make an earnest request

put the screws to

give direction to

give guidance to

give one's suggestions to

give one's opinion to

ask authoritatively

steamroller into

exert influence on

use strong-arm tactics on

offer a suggestion

put in two cents

pull one's coat

give the high sign

give the lowdown on

speak in favour of

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

gain confidence of

cause to believe

pressurize into

bring to senses

reason someone into

lead to believe

press someone into

turn somebody on to

pressure someone into

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“Now he was free to preach his message to larger groups of people.”

Verb

To convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position, to recruit someone

propagandise^UK

propagandize^US

give publicity to

bang the drum for

call attention to

bring to public notice

beat the drum for

get on soapbox for

shout from the rooftops

put before the public

give advance notice of

give advance notice

bring to public attention

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Verb

To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them

bring to Christ

spread the faith

spread the gospel

spread the word

bring into the fold

make converts among

seek converts among

spread the gospel to

act as a missionary

make someone change their beliefs

make someone change their mind

make someone see the light

spread the faith to

spread the word to

offer the gospel to

share the gospel with

tell the gospel to

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

make converts of

alter conviction

cause someone to change their beliefs

lead to believe

cause a change of heart

change the belief of

cause to be born again

cause to see the light

cause someone to change their mind

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Verb

To offer advice to

Verb

To criticize or find fault with

remonstrate with

find fault with

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

give a talking-to

haul over the coals

lay down the law

read the riot act

give someone a caning

rake over the coals

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

take to the woodshed

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone what for

send someone away with a flea in their ear

have someone on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

give the business

give going-over

give piece of mind

fulminate against

slap on the wrist

tear a strip off

inveigh against

give a piece of one's mind

call on the carpet

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

cast aspersions on

call over the coals

come down hard on

throw the book at

vituperate against

call to account

strongly criticize

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

express disapproval of

declaim against

give some stick to

take issue with

mete out punishment to

reprimand severely

rake over coals

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

have words with

give comeuppance

give a tongue-lashing

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

bring to account

give someone stick

point the finger at

take down a peg

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

throw brickbats at

blacken someone's reputation

give a hard time

burn one's ears

criticize strongly

make an example of

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

have your knife in

give a bad press to

give someone a bad press

give something a bad press

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

have a word with

cut to the quick

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give a black eye

give vent to one's emotions

lose one's temper with

give free rein to one's emotions

make a protest to

thunder against

expostulate about

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

make a fuss about

make a stand against

kick up a fuss about

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

take great exception to

award a penalty against

exact a penalty from

impose a penalty on

put at disadvantage

inflict a penalty on

impose a sentence on

inflict handicap

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Noun

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel

proselytiser^UK

proselytizer^US

minister of religion

man of the cloth

member of the clergy

woman of the cloth

spreader of the faith

father confessor

assistant curate

turn-around collar

church official

clergyman/woman

school chaplain

prison chaplain

air force chaplain

member of clergy

television evangelist

television preacher

religious teacher

military chaplain

spreader of the word

person of the cloth

tireless campaigner

ordained minister

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Noun

A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible

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