prædike

From Old Danish predike, borrowed from Old English predician or Old Saxon predikōn, from Latin praedicō (“to announce, (Christian) to preach”). Compare also Swedish predika, German predigen, Dutch prediken.

• IPA^(key): /prɛðəkə/, [ˈpʰʁ̥ɛðð̩ɡ̊ə], [ˈpʰʁ̥aðɡ̊ə] or (in the transferred meaning also) IPA^(key): /prɛːkə/, [ˈpʰʁ̥æːɡ̊ə]

prædike (past tense prædikede, past participle prædiket)

1. (religion) to preach (to give a sermon)
2. (figuratively) to preach, sermonize (to give a moralizing speech)

   Synonym: præke

• prædiken
• prædikestol