Difference between Preach and Advocate

Preach

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Give a sermon. Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner.

Example sentence: If you're going to preach dedication, work ethic, teamwork, unselfishness, and being part of a team to accomplish a common goal, you have to live it - you can't just talk about it.

Advocate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To argue for someone else.To encourage support for something.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who argues the case of another, such as a lawyer in a court.A person who speaks in support of something.A person who supports someone to make their voice heard, or ideally to speak up for themselves.

Example sentence: As for gun control advocates, I have no hope whatever that any facts whatever will make the slightest dent in their thinking - or lack of thinking.