Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who preaches, especially one who publicly proclaims the gospel for an occupation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who preaches; one who discourses publicly, especially on religious subjects; specifically, a clergyman.
- noun One who inculcates or asseverates anything with earnestness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects.
- noun One who inculcates anything with earnestness.
- noun (Zoöl.) a toucan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches thegospel ; aclergyman .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
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Examples
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He doesn't have the judgment necessary to figure out his preacher is a hate pedder, primarily to adorn his own ego and for financial gain.
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He was raised by a white family, but never noticed that his preacher is a racist who preaches white hate and jewish hate.
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Julian Avenel had intrigued without scruple with both parties -- yet bad as he was, he certainly would not have practised aught against the guest whom Lord James had recommended to his hospitality, had it not been for what he termed the preacher's officious inter-meddling in his family affairs.
The Monastery Walter Scott 1801
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• Life with the Antichrist: The wife of a controversial Miami-based preacher is divorcing him but staying married to his teachings.
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(Luther, Henry VIII, to the Episcopalians who now associate with the Rwanda Church to avoid the gay-marriage/gay-bishop stuff, to the random Church in Altus, Oklahoma who might not care for the way the new preacher is doing things).
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The spirit that has inhabited the preacher is known as Genesis, a burning ball of fire with infant features who was conceived between one of the angels of the Seraphi and a demon from hell.
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The spirit that has inhabited the preacher is known as Genesis, a burning ball of fire with infant features who was conceived between one of the angels of the Seraphi and a demon from hell.
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The problem t = with going after this preacher is that Hillary is telling the Super delegates exactly what this man is saying ...
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Well the preacher is talking now, get use to this, because this is what you will be getting.
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Excuse me ... did you notice that the preacher is white?
reesetee commented on the word preacher
Nickname for Great Blue Heron. See also old cranky and ars-nicker. Other nicknames include Poor Joe and the Major.
December 12, 2007