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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 speak or write authoritatively about a topic

To state or remark as one's opinion or belief

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 express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing

To scold or talk reprovingly to (someone)

To offer advice to

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

philosophize^US

philosophise^UK

lay down the law

express one's opinion

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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

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

Verb

To advise or recommend earnestly

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

Verb

To speak or write authoritatively about a topic

give an address

write learnedly

write at length

speak at length

deliver an address

give lessons in

get on a soapbox

address an audience

deliver a speech

deliver a sermon

make an oration

give a discourse to

give a dissertation to

make a speech to

give an oration to

give a lecture to

give an address to

give a speech to

give a sermon to

deliver a sermon to

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Verb

To state or remark as one's opinion or belief

editorialise^UK

editorialize^US

give expression to

bring into the open

shout from the rooftops

take the wraps off

bring out into the open

give an airing to

give utterance to

give expression

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Verb

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

propagandise^UK

propagandize^US

shove in your face

call attention to

beat the drum for

bang the drum for

give publicity to

shout from the rooftops

get on soapbox for

bring to public notice

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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 express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing

be specific about

give blow-by-blow

give expression to

give utterance to

shout from the rooftops

bring into the open

give expression

give an account of

give evidence of

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Verb

To scold or talk reprovingly to (someone)

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

read the riot act

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a telling-off

tear off a strip

give going-over

give piece of mind

give someone what for

give someone hell

find fault with

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

take to the woodshed

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

let someone have it

rake over the coals

give someone a wigging

lay down the law

give someone a row

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone a rollicking

lose one's temper with

give someone a bollocking

have someone on the carpet

rap over the knuckles

jump down someone's throat

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

bite someone's head off

give the business

fulminate against

slap on the wrist

inveigh against

tear a strip off

give a piece of one's mind

call on the carpet

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

call over the coals

come down hard on

vituperate against

cast aspersions on

call to account

strongly criticize

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

express disapproval of

give some stick to

take issue with

declaim against

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

throw the book at

bring to account

take down a peg

point the finger

throw brickbats at

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

blacken someone's reputation

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

give a hard time

burn one's ears

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

give someone a bad press

give a bad press to

give something a bad press

criticize strongly

mete out punishment to

make an example of

have your knife in

deliver a tirade to

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

have a word with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

cut to the quick

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

give a black eye

make a protest to

expostulate about

protest strongly at

make a fuss about

make a stand against

kick up a fuss about

thunder against

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

remonstrate about

take great exception to

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Verb

To offer advice to

give counselling

give directions

give instruction

give someone tips

make recommendations

offer suggestions

give instruction to

give lessons to

give counsel to

give counselling to

give direction to

din something into

give information to

make suggestions to

make recommendations to

put someone through their paces

be responsible for the education of

explain things to

show the way to

give instructions

give a grounding in

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

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