Preacher - Sekkyoushi

Japanese: 説教師 - せっきょうし

〘 noun 〙 A person whose occupation is preaching. A person who preaches about the doctrines and teachings of gods, Buddha, sects, etc. ※Uji Shui (around 1221) 5 "When Nakatane took up the sermon and gave it a more powerful speech than this one, it was said to be a dog's turd sermon." ※Kōya Hijiri (1900)〈Izumi Kyoka〉 2 "I heard later that he was a preacher of honor for the sect, a great monk named Socho of Rokumyō-ji Temple."

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Japanese:

〘名〙説教を仕事とする人。神仏、宗門などの教理・教えを説く人。※宇治拾遺（1221頃）五「仲胤が説法をとりて、此比のせっきゃうしはすれば、犬の糞説教といふなり」※高野聖（1900）〈泉鏡花〉二「後で聞くと宗門名誉の説教師(セッケウシ)で、六明寺の宗朝と云ふ大和尚であったさうな」

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