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predicatore

preacher

noun preh-dee-kah-TOH-reh Rare
Arts & Culture Religion

Origin: From Latin praedicator (one who proclaims), from praedicare (to proclaim, to preach).

Also means

evangelist

Usage Note

Predicatore is the masculine form; the feminine is predicatrice. It refers to a religious preacher, but also figuratively to anyone who moralizes at length — fare il predicatore (to play the preacher/to lecture others). The phrase predicare bene e razzolare male (to preach well and behave badly) is a well-known Italian proverb about hypocrisy.

Examples

"Il predicatore tenne un lungo discorso in piazza."

Natural Translation

The preacher gave a long speech in the square.

Literal Translation

The preacher held a long speech in square.

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