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counterpreach

counterpreach verb: to preach against something.

Verb

counterpreach (third-person singular simple present counterpreaches, present participle counterpreaching, simple past and past participle counterpreached)

  1. To preach against something.
    • The laity utter theological platitudes, especially in the wake of mystery. How often do they say things like, "If anybody deserved to go to heaven, it was Bob"? We have no need to counterpreach in the hallway when we hear this; […]2011, James C. Howell, The Beauty of the Word: The Challenge and Wonder of Preaching, page 150

Forms of counterpreach

third-person singular presentcounterpreaches
present participlecounterpreaching
past participlecounterpreached
pastcounterpreached

Origin of counterpreach

From counter- + preach.

Questions about counterpreach

What does counterpreach mean?
Counterpreach means to preach against something.
What part of speech is counterpreach?
Counterpreach is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterpreach?
The past tense of counterpreach is counterpreached.

Words near counterpreach in the dictionary

  1. counterpotente
  2. counterpotents
  3. counterpotenty
  4. counterpower
  5. counterpowers
  6. counterpreach
  7. counterpreached
  8. counterpreaches
  9. counterpreaching
  10. counterpredictive
  11. counterprejudice

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