Predigt

sermon

noun PREH-dikht Rare

Origin: from Latin praedicare

Also means

lecture

Usage Note

Predigt is the sermon delivered from the pulpit (Kanzel). Colloquially it means a moralising lecture: jemandem eine Predigt halten (to give someone a talking-to). The verb predigen can mean both to preach and to harp on about something.

Examples

"Die Predigt am Sonntag handelte von der Nächstenliebe."

Natural Translation

Sunday's sermon was about charity towards one's neighbour.

Literal Translation

The sermon on Sunday dealt of the neighbour-love.

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