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mispreaching

mispreaching is the present participle and gerund of mispreach.

Meaning of mispreach

Verb

mispreach (third-person singular simple present mispreaches, present participle mispreaching, simple past and past participle mispreached)

  1. To preach a mistaken or erroneous sermon.
    • Obviously, preaching can mispreach and therefore reinforce common misunderstandings.1987, David G. Buttrick, Homiletic: Moves and Structures, page 29

Questions about mispreaching

What is mispreaching the present participle and gerund of?
Mispreaching is the present participle and gerund of mispreach.

Words near mispreaching in the dictionary

  1. mispraises
  2. mispraising
  3. mispreach
  4. mispreached
  5. mispreaches
  6. mispreaching
  7. mispredict
  8. mispredicted
  9. mispredicting
  10. misprediction
  11. mispredictions

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