French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicāre.

See cognates in regional languages in France : Norman prêchi, Gallo préchier, Picard prêcher, Bourguignon prôchai, Franco-Provençal prègiér, Occitan presicar or predicar, Corsican predicà.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ.ʃe/ ~ /pʁe.ʃe/
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Verb

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prêcher

  1. (transitive) to preach
    prêcher la Bonne Nouvelleto preach the Good News
    • 1902, Boylesve, Leçon d'amour:
      Ninon fut si bien prêchée qu’elle était en proie à une infinité de scrupules touchant la manière d’élever sa progéniture.
      Ninon was so well preached to that she was plagued by infinite scruples about how to bring up her offspring.
  2. (transitive) to advocate moral values, political ideas
    prêcher le biento preach good values
    prêcher le malto preach evil
    prêcher le communismeto advocate communism
  3. (transitive) to lecture someone about what is good or bad

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