preachment

[ preech-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of preaching. preach.
2. a sermon or other discourse, especially when obtrusive or tedious.

preachment

/ ˈpriːtʃmənt /

noun

1. the act of preaching
2. a tedious or pompous sermon or discourse

Word History and Origins

Origin of preachment¹

1300–50; Middle English prechement < Old French preë ( s ) chement < Medieval Latin praedicāmentum speech; predicament

Example Sentences

Members of the group Love Has Won live-streamed their days and nights; they filmed and posted untold hours of preachments and online manifestoes to YouTube and Instagram Live.

From New York Times

It may well be called a preachment for peace.

From Los Angeles Times

At its considerable best, “Skeleton Crew” practices that preachment; its characters are not just building blocks in a moral tale but a pleasure for actors to perform and thus for audiences to experience.

From New York Times

The preachment follows a mass shooting by a supposedly religious young man bedeviled by sexual temptation but untroubled by killing.

From Salon

Thus began months of earnest “preachment,” and homebound Yanks responded with enthusiasm, much like their counterparts in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• advice
• exhortation
• homily
• lecture
• lesson
• preaching
• tirade