missionary
noun
a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
missionaries
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pluralof missionary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Rio and cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz shot Angh on 16mm film, drawing on photographs and footage of missionaries and Naga communities from the 1950s and 60s.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
A new San Gabriel mission was being built, five years after Franciscan missionaries had founded the original mission in a flood zone, which flooded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Brainerd’s journals, guided into print by his father-in-law, Jonathan Edwards, later inspired many Protestants either to become missionaries or to support mission agencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Obiora looked up at him and intoned, “From darkest Africa now come missionaries who will reconvert the West.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
