Synonyms for preaching
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- preachings → sermons, exhortations, homilies, discourses…
Example sentences
- discourse Algerian Islamists have a very radical discourse.
- sermon The vicar often refers to the Bible in his sermon.
- homily Tom listened attentively to the priest's homily.
- exhortation What, then, is the exhortation I give you? I urge you to be saved.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| preaching | rising | |
| discourse | rising | |
| sermon | rising | |
| homily | rising | |
| exhortation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sermon2, homily3
- 9 letters
- discourse2
- 11 letters
- exhortation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sermon2 = 2 syllables).