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preaching

/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction. (countable, uncountable)

Plural preachings

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You must feel it; and the usual satisfaction of preaching patience to a sufferer is denied me, because you have always so much.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 310 · B2
We want something more than mere theory and preaching now, though.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 74 · B2
“She does plenty of unofficial preaching as it is.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 260 · C1
She had been graciously pleased to approve of both the discourses which he had already had the honour of preaching before her.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 73 · B2

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