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单词 preachers
释义

preacher

noun

preach·​er ˈprē-chər How to pronounce preacher (audio)
plural preachers
: one who preaches: such as
a
: a person who delivers a sermon publicly
a street preacher
b
: one whose function is to preach sermons : pastor, minister
She waited patiently on a Sunday morning until the crowd had said good-by to the preacher. Don Jeffries
"What kind of preacher are you? What denomination?" "I was ordained in a Baptist church, but I'm sort of nondenominational now." John Grisham
c
: one who inculcates or exhorts something earnestly or officiously
… he was an ardent preacher of gentlemanly ethics … Paul Schullery
… he was perceived by the larger world, not inaccurately, as a preacher of the hatred. Nicholas Lemann

Synonyms

  • clergyperson
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • deacon
  • divine
  • dominie
  • ecclesiastic
  • minister
  • priest
  • reverend
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

preacher

noun

preach·​er
ˈprē-chər
1
: a person who gives sermons
2
: minister entry 1 sense 1

preachers

noun

plural of preacher
as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • priests
  • clergymen
  • pastors
  • ministers
  • clerics
  • deacons
  • reverends
  • bishops
  • clericals
  • ecclesiastics
  • divines
  • chaplains
  • fathers
  • prelates
  • clergypersons
  • clerks
  • missionaries
  • churchmen
  • popes
  • archbishops
  • dominies
  • priestesses
  • monks
  • evangelists
  • vicars
  • clergywomen
  • abbots
  • parsons
  • rectors
  • deaconesses
  • deans
  • confessors
  • presbyters
  • diocesans
  • religious
  • shepherds
  • archpriests
  • abbés
  • revivalists
  • padres
  • friars
  • missioners
  • curés
  • mendicants
  • monsignors
  • curates
  • monastics
  • Holy Joes
  • monsignori
  • oblates
  • sky pilots
  • high priestesses
  • missionizers
  • high priests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laymen
  • laypeople
  • secular
  • seculars
  • lectors
  • lay readers
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