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Both figures suggest that the Church’s preachment would be inaccessible to the majority of the English people in both Latin and the vernacular without some sort of visual aid.
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John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Nov. 2019
And the filmmaker—a cold term for such a masterly artist—has portrayed every bit of it with perfect clarity and not the slightest whiff of preachment.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
His preachments about climate change, to put a rational gloss on it, were a sales pitch.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 22 June 2018
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2017
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2017
John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Nov. 2019
And the filmmaker—a cold term for such a masterly artist—has portrayed every bit of it with perfect clarity and not the slightest whiff of preachment.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
His preachments about climate change, to put a rational gloss on it, were a sales pitch.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 22 June 2018
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2017
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of preachment was
in the 14th century
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“Preachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preachment. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
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