preach

English Thesaurus

1. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	exhort, press, urge, urge on,
definition	:	force or impel in an indicated direction (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	moralise, moralize, preachify, sermonise, sermonize,
definition	:	speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements (verb.communication)

2. deliver a sermon (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	lecture, talk,
definition	:	deliver a lecture or talk (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	evangelise, evangelize,
definition	:	preach the gospel (to) (verb.communication)

3. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	advocacy, protagonism,
definition	:	active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something (noun.act)

derivation	:	preaching, sermon,
definition	:	a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication)

derivation	:	advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent,
definition	:	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun.person)

4. deliver a sermon (verb.communication)

derivation	:	discourse, preaching, sermon,
definition	:	an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	homily, preachment,
definition	:	a sermon on a moral or religious topic (noun.communication)

derivation	:	preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel (noun.person)

5. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	advocacy, protagonism,
definition	:	active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something (noun.act)

derivation	:	preaching, sermon,
definition	:	a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication)

derivation	:	advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent,
definition	:	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun.person)

6. deliver a sermon (verb.communication)

derivation	:	discourse, preaching, sermon,
definition	:	an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	homily, preachment,
definition	:	a sermon on a moral or religious topic (noun.communication)

derivation	:	preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel (noun.person)