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preacher
[ pree-cher ]
noun
Preacher
1/ ˈpriːtʃə /
noun
- the PreacherBible the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes
preacher
2/ ˈpriːtʃə /
noun
- a person who has the calling and function of preaching the Christian Gospel, esp a Protestant clergyman
- a person who preaches
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Reverend Franklin Graham is one of America’s best-known evangelists and the son of Billy Graham, arguably its most famous preacher.
Smyth was a prominent barrister as well as a lay preacher - a member of the congregation who delivers sermons but is not ordained - who ran summer camps for young Christians.
Lawyers for the girl’s father and the Islamist preacher will argue that though they publicly condemned Mr Paty, they never called for his murder.
But Garfield, aided by his earnestness — and Britishness — more often comes across as a seeker, not a preacher.
It is the seat of Hood County, where rodeos and “cowboy tourism” are popular and preachers conflate Bible parables and politics.
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