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missionary
[mish-uh-ner-ee]
noun
plural
missionariesa person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
There are opportunities for student missionaries living abroad to work with people in need of aid, participate in building projects, and share the Gospel.
a person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, etc., who attempts to persuade or convert others.
a person who is sent on a mission.
adjective
pertaining to or connected with religious missions.
engaged in such a mission or devoted to work connected with missions.
reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others.
the missionary efforts of political fanatics.
characteristic of a missionary.
missionary zeal.
relating to or noting the missionary position.
Then it was up to the bedroom for some good, old-fashioned missionary sex.
missionary
/ ˈmɪʃənərɪ /
noun
a member of a religious mission
adjective
of or relating to missionaries
missionary work
resulting from a desire to convert people to one's own beliefs
missionary zeal
Other Word Forms
- nonmissionary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of missionary1
Example Sentences
Rindernecht grew up the son of Baptist missionaries who traveled across the United States every few years.
Latinos are some of the fastest growing members worldwide, thanks to missionary work in countries like Mexico, Brazil and Peru.
Last year, Tennessee’s attorney general filed suit against Mathis’s church, claiming it improperly commingled missionary funds with other moneys.
According to public records and posts on social media, the 29-year-old has roots in Florida, Hollywood, Pacific Palisades and the south of France, where his parents did missionary work.
Franciscan missionaries planted them as far back as the 18th century.
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