| preach | (verb) speak, plead, or argue in favor of | Synonyms: advocate |
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| (verb) deliver a sermon | Synonyms: prophesy |
| preacher | (noun) someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | Synonyms: preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer |
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| preachification | (noun) moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner | - |
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| preachify | (verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements | Synonyms: moralise, moralize, sermonise, sermonize |
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| preaching | (noun) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | Synonyms: discourse, sermon |
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| (noun) a moralistic rebuke | Synonyms: sermon |
| preachment | (noun) a sermon on a moral or religious topic | Synonyms: homily |
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| preachy | (adjective) inclined to or marked by tedious moralization | - |
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| preadolescent | (adjective) of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 | Synonyms: preteen |
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| preamble | (noun) a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) | - |
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| (verb) make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document | - |
| preanal | (adjective) situated in front of the anus | - |
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| prearrange | (verb) arrange beforehand | - |
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| prearrangement | (noun) something arranged in advance | - |
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| preassemble | (verb) to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings | Synonyms: prefabricate |
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