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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Predicatioun, -acio(u)n(e, n. Also: predycatioun. [ME (c 1300) and e.m.E. predicatioun, -acion, -ation, OF predicaciun (mod. F. prédication), L. prædicātiōn- n. of action f. prædicāre to proclaim, declare, and in med. L. to preach.] The action of publicly proclaiming, a. the word of God or the gospel; preaching; b. praise of a person.a. a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi 641.
& last thru predicacione, Quhare-of he had mast renone 1490 Irland Mir. I 152/4.
Be the wertu of his … haly predicacioune and glorius passioune Ib. II 133/36.
Be the haly doctrin and predicacioun of the euuangell Ib. 58/29. c1515 Asl. MS. I 300/26. 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 778.
Be land and flude Plantyng the faith be predicatioun Ib. 991. 1546 Id. Trag. Card. 284.
By predycatiounb. 1533 Bell. Livy I 235/29.
Ȝit the small pepil … hard tharefore the blasonyng & predicatioun of his loving als plesandlie than [etc.]