D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Preaching

/(prēch"ĭng)/ · Preach·ing · IPA /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
01 n. The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice.
  1. 1.
    The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice.
Phrases & compounds
Preaching cross — a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place.
Preaching friars — See Dominican.