No preacher is listened to but Time.
Swift.
Preacher bird (Zoˆl.), a toucan.
Preach"er*ship, n. The office of a preacher. "The preachership of the
Rolls." Macaulay.
Preach"i*fy (?), v. i. [Preach + -fy.] To discourse in the manner of a
preacher. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
Preach"ing, n. 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. -- Preaching friars. See
Dominican.
Preach"man (?), n.; pl. Preachmen (&?;). A preacher; -- so called in
contempt. [Obs.] Howell.
Preach"ment (?), n. A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used
derogatively. Shak.
Pre`ac*quaint" (?), v. t. To acquaint previously or beforehand.
Fielding.
Pre`ac*quaint"ance (?), n. Previous acquaintance or knowledge. Harris.
Pre*act" (?), v. t. To act beforehand; to perform previously.
Pre*ac"tion (?), n. Previous action.
Pre`a*dam"ic (?), a. Prior to Adam.
Pre*ad"am*ite (?), n. [Cf. F. prÈadamite.] 1. An inhabitant of the
earth before Adam.