What does unpreach mean?
Unpreach means (transitive) To undo or overthrow (something) by preaching; to revoke (something preached before)..
Unpreach
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To undo or overthrow (something) by preaching; to revoke (something preached before)..
Example Sentences
The clergy their own principles denied: Unpreach'd their non-resisting cant, and pray'd / Their liberty and property's so dear
[Y]et for a priest of the Church of England, […] to show the white feather in the hour of need, is to unpreach in one minute all that he had been preaching his life-long.
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Word Forms
- unpreaches
- unpreaching
- unpreached
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The clergy their own principles denied: Unpreach'd their non-resisting cant, and pray'd / Their liberty and property's so dear
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