英语词汇preacher的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	preacher
词源	preacher n. "one authorized or appointed to discourse publicly on religious subjects," c. 1200, prechour, from Old French preecheor "preacher" (Modern French prêcheur), from Latin praedicatorem (nominative praedicator) "public praiser, eulogist," literally "proclaimer" (see preach). Slang short form preach (n.) is recorded by 1968, American English. Entries linking to preacher preach v. Middle English prechen, "deliver a sermon, proclaim the Gospel," from late Old English predician, a loan word from Church Latin; reborrowed 12c. as preachen, from Old French preechier "to preach, give a sermon" (11c., Modern French précher), from Late Latin praedicare "to proclaim publicly, announce" (in Medieval Latin "to preach," source also of Spanish predicar), from Latin prae "before" (from PIE root per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before") + dicare "to proclaim, to say" (from PIE root deik- "to show," also "pronounce solemnly," and see diction). Related: Preached; preaching. Meaning "give earnest advice, especially on moral subjects" is by 1520s. To preach to the converted is recorded from 1867 (the form preach to the choir attested from 1979). updated on October 07, 2020
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preacher n.