Definition

1. Verb:
   • To preach: To deliver a sermon or religious discourse, expounding on doctrines, morals, or principles of a faith, typically with the aim of instructing, persuading, or converting listeners.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vị linh mục thuyết giáo về lòng nhân ái. (The priest preaches about compassion.)
  • Ông ấy đi khắp nơi để thuyết giáo. (He travels everywhere to preach.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in religious contexts but can be extended to describe the act of earnestly advocating for any principle or doctrine with a persuasive, sermon-like tone.
  • Anh ta luôn thuyết giáo về lợi ích của lối sống tối giản. (He is always preaching about the benefits of a minimalist lifestyle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà thuyết giáo (n): A preacher; a person who preaches, especially as a religious occupation.
  • Ông ấy được kính trọng như một nhà thuyết giáo vĩ đại. (He is respected as a great preacher.)

Synonyms

• Preach: To deliver a religious sermon.
• Sermonize: To deliver or speak as if delivering a sermon (can carry a slightly negative connotation of being lecturing).
• Exhort: To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something, often in a moral context.

Related Idioms

• While "thuyết giáo" itself is not commonly part of idioms, the act it describes is central to phrases like:
  • Lên lớp thuyết giáo: To lecture someone (often used critically when someone is being overly preachy or moralistic in a non-religious context).

    • Anh đừng có lên lớp thuyết giáo tôi. (Don't you start preaching/lecturing me.)

verb

1. to preach