preachableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpriːtʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpritʃəb(ə)l/

Forms: see preach v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < preach v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin praedicabilis (see predicable adj. and n.), and also Old French preeschable worthy of public praise (13th cent.).

Able to be preached, or preached about or from; suitable for preaching; affording material for a sermon or religious discourse.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > instance of > capable of being preached

preachablec1449

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 89 Textis and parabolis and othere precheable processis.

1655 S. Rutherford Covenant of Life Opened iii. 236 The Lords so dying for all makes not all saveable, nor the Gospel Preachable to all Nations.

1678 J. Glanvill Ess. Preaching 84 In your first beginnings write Sermons well studyed, well consider'd, upon every Preachable Head.

?1785 Serm. Window Tax 23 I never intended to come to the Point—what Point? why, to make a preachable Sermon.

1882 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 126 A practical line of thought..which may be followed out in extension of Professor Phelps' observations on preachable and non-preachable theologies.

1895 H. R. Reynolds Lamps Temple vii. 110 It is clearly your duty and function to discern the preachable aspects of theology.

1906 H. Van Dyke Manhood, Faith, Courage xi. 242 Jesus Christ is the foundation of a truly preachable and powerful Gospel.

1979 J. Hick in M. Goulder Incarnation & Myth iv. 81 It is a highly preachable thought that in the incarnation God became our fellow sufferer.

2003 Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) (Nexis) 25 Jan. d1 They're very preachable, very practical books.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preachable
释义	preachableadj. Brit. /ˈpriːtʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈpritʃəb(ə)l/ Forms: see preach v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -able suffix. Etymology: < preach v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin praedicabilis (see predicable adj. and n.), and also Old French preeschable worthy of public praise (13th cent.). Able to be preached, or preached about or from; suitable for preaching; affording material for a sermon or religious discourse. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > instance of > capable of being preached preachablec1449 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 89 Textis and parabolis and othere precheable processis. 1655 S. Rutherford Covenant of Life Opened iii. 236 The Lords so dying for all makes not all saveable, nor the Gospel Preachable to all Nations. 1678 J. Glanvill Ess. Preaching 84 In your first beginnings write Sermons well studyed, well consider'd, upon every Preachable Head. ?1785 Serm. Window Tax 23 I never intended to come to the Point—what Point? why, to make a preachable Sermon. 1882 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 126 A practical line of thought..which may be followed out in extension of Professor Phelps' observations on preachable and non-preachable theologies. 1895 H. R. Reynolds Lamps Temple vii. 110 It is clearly your duty and function to discern the preachable aspects of theology. 1906 H. Van Dyke Manhood, Faith, Courage xi. 242 Jesus Christ is the foundation of a truly preachable and powerful Gospel. 1979 J. Hick in M. Goulder Incarnation & Myth iv. 81 It is a highly preachable thought that in the incarnation God became our fellow sufferer. 2003 Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) (Nexis) 25 Jan. d1 They're very preachable, very practical books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1449
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