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preach

verb [I or T] (IN CHURCH)
 
 
/priːtʃ/

Definition

(especially of a priest in a church) to give a religious speech: Father Martin preached to the assembled mourners. During the sermon, he preached about the need for forgiveness.Meditation, religious chanting and spiritual states
(Definition of preach verb (IN CHURCH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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