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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pree-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpri tʃər

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Définition of preacher

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French preecheor "preacher" (Modern French prêcheur), from Latin praedicatorem (nominative praedicator) "public praiser, eulogist," literally "proclaimer" (see preach). Slang short form preach (n.) is recorded by 1968, American English.
  • noun person who gives religious instruction
Example sentences :
  • The preacher was trying to explain to us the eternal duration of God's punishment.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • When it was finished, the preacher sat down beside the revivalist.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The preacher's voice rose until it sounded like a trumpet blast.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • At last the hand of the preacher seemed to be pointed directly at him.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • As he quoted the preacher he mechanically drew his revolver.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Yet this omission of the only important problem was not the fault of the preacher.
  • Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
  • It is one of the penalties of Protestantism that the audiences, after a while, outgrow the preacher.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • Who and what were the persons of whom the preacher gave this grotesque account?
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • And then the Vice-Chancellor, with the "pokers" and the preacher.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • But the vision of the preacher in those who saw it is imperishable.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

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