Inspirational Speeches

adjective giving strong encouragement or advice; urging or strongly recommending

• The professor delivered a hortatory speech to inspire his students to strive for excellence.
• The coach gave a hortatory pep talk to motivate the team before the big game.
• My mom's hortatory reminders to clean my room are getting annoying.
• The artist's hortatory paintings urged viewers to reflect on the state of the environment.

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb, indicating manner, place, time, or degree

• The artist painted passionately, pouring all of their emotions into the canvas.
• She sang passionately at the karaoke bar, belting out her favorite song.
• He danced passionately at the club, showing off his moves on the dance floor.
• The speaker spoke passionately about the importance of protecting the environment.

noun a religious discourse delivered by a member of the clergy

verb delivering a religious discourse or sermon

• The preacher delivered a powerful sermon, preaching about forgiveness and redemption.
• My mom won't stop preaching about the importance of eating vegetables.
• Why are you always preaching at me about saving money?
• Her actions spoke louder than words, preaching the value of kindness and empathy.