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Webster 1913 Edition

(prēch′ĭng)

Noun.

The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice.

Milner.

Preaching cross

a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place.

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Preaching friars

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ppr.

Proclaiming; publishing in discourse; inculcating.

Noun.

The act of preaching; a public religious discourse.