Preaching
Pronunciation : Preach"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice. Milner. Preaching cross, a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected out of doors to designate a preaching place. -- Preaching friars. See Dominican.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913