Preachify
verb (used without object), preachified, preachifying.
1.
to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
verb -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
(intransitive) (informal) to preach or moralize in a tedious manner
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noun 1. the act or practice of a person who preaches. 2. the art of delivering sermons. 3. a sermon. 4. a public religious service with a sermon. adjective 5. of, relating to, or resembling preaching: a preaching tone of voice. verb (used with object) 1. to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, […]
- Preachings
noun 1. the act or practice of a person who preaches. 2. the art of delivering sermons. 3. a sermon. 4. a public religious service with a sermon. adjective 5. of, relating to, or resembling preaching: a preaching tone of voice.
- Preachment
noun 1. the act of preaching. 2. a sermon or other discourse, especially when obtrusive or tedious. noun 1. the act of preaching 2. a tedious or pompous sermon or discourse
- Preach to the converted
Try to convince someone who is already convinced, as in Why tell me smoking is bad when I gave it up years ago? You’re preaching to the converted. [ Mid-1800s ]
- Preachy
adjective, preachier, preachiest. 1. tediously or pretentiously didactic. adjective preachier, preachiest 1. (informal) inclined to or marked by preaching