transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprēch ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English prechen, from Anglo-French precher, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin, to proclaim, make known, from prae- pre- + dicare to proclaim — more at diction
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1. : to deliver a sermon
2. : to urge acceptance or abandonment of an idea or course of action ; specifically : to exhort in an officious or tiresome manner
transitive verb
1. : to set forth in a sermon
preach the gospel
2. : to advocate earnestly
preach ed revolution
3. : to deliver (as a sermon) publicly
4. : to bring, put, or affect by preaching
preach ed the…church out of debt — American Guide Series: Virginia
• preach·er noun
• preach·ing·ly ˈprē-chiŋ-lē adverb