preacher

preacher
n
1. evangelist, minister of the Gospel, homilist, sermonizer, sermonist, Obs. Rare. sermoneer, predicant, Rare. predicator; catechist, missionary, spreader of the Word; Sometimes Disparaging. revivalist; All Usu. Disparaging. pulpiteer, pulpitarian, pulpit drone, pulpit-thumper, gospel-monger.
2. ecclesiastic, churchman, clergyman, cleric, clerk, reverend, priest, minister, rabbi, parson, divine; pastor, shepherd, dean, rector, vicar, canon, prebendary, curate, chaplain, U.S. Mil. Sl. sky pilot.
3. liturgiologist, liturgist, ritualist.
4. exhorter, discourser, lecturer, moralizer, prelector

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