English > preacher: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel. |
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Synonyms | preacher man, sermonizer, sermoniser |
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Instances | Bunyan, John Bunyan | English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) |
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John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom | (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople |
Narrower | evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller | A preacher of the Christian gospel |
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Broader | clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
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Spanish | predicador, sermoniser |
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Catalan | predicador, sacerdot, sermoniser |
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Verbs | preach | deliver a sermon |
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