Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Preach

Preach (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Preached (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preaching.] [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. prêcher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + d...

7103

Preach (2)

Preach, v. t. 1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. Chaucer.The Lord hath anointed me t...

7104

Preach (3)

Preach, n. [Cf. F. prêche, fr. prêcher. See Preach, v.] A religious discourse. Hooker.

7105

Preacher

Preach″er (?), n. [Cf. OF. preeschierre, prescheur, F. prêcheur, L. praedicator.] 1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects.How shall they hear with...

7106

Preachership

Preach″er‐ship, n. The office of a preacher. “The preachership of the Rolls.” Macaulay.

7107

Preachify

Preach″i‐fy (?), v. i. [Preach + -fy.] To discourse in the manner of a preacher. Thackeray.

7108

Preaching

Preach″ing, n. The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice. Milner.Preaching cross...

7109

Preachman

Preach″man (?), n.; pl.Preachmen (�). A preacher; — so called in contempt. Howell.

7110

Preachment

Preach″ment (?), n. A religious harangue; a sermon; — used derogatively. Shak.

7111

Preacquaint

Pre′ac‐quaint″ (?), v. t. To acquaint previously or beforehand. Fielding.

7112

Preacquaintance

Pre′ac‐quaint″ance (?), n. Previous acquaintance or knowledge. Harris.

7113

Preact

Pre‐act″ (?), v. t. To act beforehand; to perform previously.

7114

Preaction

Pre‐ac″tion (?), n. Previous action.

7115

Preadamic

Pre′a‐dam″ic (?), a. Prior to Adam.

7116

Preadamite

Pre‐ad″am‐ite (?), n. [Cf. F. préadamite.] 1. An inhabitant of the earth before Adam.2. One who holds that men existed before Adam.

7117

Preadamitic

Pre‐ad′am‐it″ic (?), a. Existing or occurring before Adam; preadamic; as, preadamitic periods.

7118

Preadjustment

Pre′ad‐just″ment (?), n. Previous adjustment.

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Preadministration

Pre′ad‐min′is‐tra″tion (?), n. Previous administration. Bp. Pearson.

7120

Preadmission

Pre′ad‐mis″sion (?), n. Lit., previous admission; specif. (Engin.), admission, as of steam, to the engine cylinder before the back stroke is completed, thus increasing the cushi...

7121

Preadmonish

Pre′ad‐mon″ish, v. t. To admonish previously.

7122

Preadmonition

Pre‐ad′mo‐ni″tion (?), n. Previous warning or admonition; forewarning.

7123

Preadvertise

Pre‐ad′ver‐tise″ (?), v. t. To advertise beforehand; to preannounce publicly.

7124

Preamble

Pre″am′ble (?), n. [LL. praeambulum, from L. praeambulus walking before, fr. praeambulare to walk before; prae before + ambulare to walk: cf. F. préambule. See Amble.] A introdu...

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Preamble (2)

Pre″am′ble, v. t. & i. To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble. Feltham. Milton.

7126

Preambulary

Pre‐am″bu‐la‐ry (?), a. [Cf. OF. preambulaire.] Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory; contained or provided for in a preamble. “A preambulary tax.” Burke.

7127

Preambulate

Pre‐am″bu‐late (?), v. i. [L. praeambulare. See Preamble.] To walk before. Jordan.

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Preambulation

Pre‐am′bu‐la″tion (?), n. 1. A walking or going before; precedence.2. A preamble. Chaucer.