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At 'GQ,' there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want.
John Jeremiah Sullivan

Meaning of "preach to the choir" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREACH TO THE CHOIR

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREACH TO THE CHOIR

preaccuse
preach
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preachily
preachiness
preachingly
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preacquaint
preacquaintance
preacquisition

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREACH TO THE CHOIR

antechoir
au revoir
boudoir
cathedral choir
choir
couloir
devoir
film noir
gospel choir
loir
male-voice choir
memoir
mouchoir
noir
Pinot Noir
pochoir
Renoir
reservoir
retrochoir
terroir

Synonyms and antonyms of preach to the choir in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «preach to the choir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREACH TO THE CHOIR

Find out the translation of preach to the choir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preach to the choir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preach to the choir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宣讲合唱团
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

predicar al coro
570 millions of speakers

English

preach to the choir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाना बजानेवालों को उपदेश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الوعظ إلى الجوقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проповедовать в хоре
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pregar para o coro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গায়কদল যাও প্রচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prêcher à la chorale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beritakan kepada paduan suara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

predigen zum Chor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖歌隊に説教
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성가대 에게 설교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Martakaké marang paduan suara
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rao giảng cho dàn hợp xướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாடகர் பிரசங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चर्चमधील गायन स्थळ उपदेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Koroda vaaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

predicare al coro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głosił na chór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проповідувати в хорі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predica la cor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κηρύττουν την χορωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preek vir die koor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

predika till kören
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preke til koret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preach to the choir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREACH TO THE CHOIR»

The term «preach to the choir» is regularly used and occupies the 62.091 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preach to the choir

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John Jeremiah Sullivan
At 'GQ,' there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREACH TO THE CHOIR»

Discover the use of preach to the choir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preach to the choir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
Examples of preach to the converted have been found as early as 1857, but preach to the choir may be more than a century younger — the earliest example cited in my searches is from 1970 — and is believed to have originated in the United ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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All Politics Is Religious: Speaking Faith to the Media, ...
Here's my dilemma: If downstate says, “Go upstate!” and upstate says, “Go downstate!” where should I speak? In the middle? So this is what I said: “I'm glad you are with me. But we have to preach to the choir because this choir isn't being  ...
Rabbi Dennis Ross, Dennis Sidney Ross, 2012
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
He's like that special best friend from high school you go to when the chips are down. choir preach to the choir to talk about something with a group of people who already agree with you; = preach to the converted ♢ / realized that all I was ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Safire's Political Dictionary
A hundred and fifty years later, The Washington Times headlined an editorial about former vice president Al Gore's scheduled testimony to House and Senate panels run by “climatepanicked Democrats”: “Al Gore to preach to the choir.
William Safire, 2008
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The Mysterious Plus:
336: “'preach to the “queer””': Remy puns on the expression “preach to the choir” or “to make one's case primarily to those who already know and accept one's position.” By using “queer,” at the time of the novel a slang term for a homosexual  ...
William Tarvin, 2013
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Diary of a Pro-Lifer
... fight against abortion You know that I committed myself never to be silent, never to be passive and never to be forgetful of the unborn And I am remiss in my commitment if I do not continue to "preach to the choir " As my Worthy Grand Knight.
J. A. Ricci, 2010
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Persuasion: History, Theory, Practice:
While a writer might preach to the choir because the audience is completely docile or because they completely share the speaker's beliefs, writers sometimes preach to the choir inadvertently, when the writer is oblivious or indifferent to the ...
George Pullman, 2013
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Prawn See come the raw prawn. Preach to the choir Means the same as preach to the converted.* Preach to the converted Make an unnecessary effort by trying to persuade people to adopt a cause or set of beliefs that they " unlikely to offend;  ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
pre | prep 1540 pre; pre-game; pre-party vert to drink before going to an event where there will be drinking us • — Don R. McCreary (Editor), Dawg Speak, 2001 preach vert -preach to the choir to talk to those who are already convinced us ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Social Justice and Communication Scholarship
First, I discuss two “big-picture” con- straints that interfere with the practice of social justice from within the academy. I identify these as the decline of the public intellectual and as the tendency, however natural, to “preach to the choir,” which  ...
Omar Swartz, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREACH TO THE CHOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preach to the choir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mike Huckabee has been on the 'The Daily Show' more times than …
"Huckabee," which ran on Fox from 2008 until January 2015, was the ordained Baptist minister's chance to preach to the choir, and "The Daily ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Legalization of Cannabis Rally in Love Park
"I don't need to preach to the choir," he said, "but let me just share some important legal information with you." He then went on to advocate that ... «AL DIA News, Jul 15»
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How The Commentators “C” It: Shriver & Fernandez on WTT
“Let's face it: we don't want to preach to the choir, the people who already love tennis. We need to get young athletes, young great athletes ... «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
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"Kings Never Die" Lyrics Are Eminem and Gwen Stefani's 'Southpaw …
“Don't give me that sob story liar, don't preach to the choir / You ain't ever have to reach in the fire to dig deep / Nobody ever handed me sh*t in life, not even a ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Duo Walks Across Country For Childhood Cancer Research
“We don't want to preach to the choir,” McKay said. “We want to organize things with people who don't know about the situation.” To for more ... «Leesburg Today, Jul 15»
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How and why Elgin will be conducting a resident opinion survey
"We can't just preach to the choir," Mayor Dave Kaptain said. "For whatever reasons a large percentage of people don't express their opinions ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
7
Circ X Is Amazing and Deserves a Residency in Miami
At the same time I did not just want to preach to the choir....I wanted to expose live theater to an audience that may not usually go to it... blurring ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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LGBT Struggle Echoes Black Civil Rights Movement
You have got to reach out to larger and larger groups of people, and when you do that, you will be successful. You can't just preach to the choir. «Variety, Jun 15»
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Box Office: Top 10 Most Successful Movies with Dinosaurs
If you're reading this you must have seen it at least once, so there's no reason for me to preach to the choir. I'm absolutely ecstatic to see the ... «Filmonic, Jun 15»
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Sarah Palin is the REO Speedwagon of Politics
In a shot at Fox News, she told Breitbart, “We can't just preach to the choir; the message of liberty and true hope must be understood by a larger ... «Politico, Jun 15»

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