Missionary Definition

mĭshə-nĕrē
missionaries
noun
missionaries

A person sent on a mission, esp. on a religious mission.

Webster's New World
One who attempts to persuade or convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist.
American Heritage
(pejorative) A religious messenger.
Wiktionary
(uncountable) A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse.
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adjective
Of or relating to missions or missionaries.
American Heritage
Of or characteristic of missions or missionaries, esp. religious ones.
Webster's New World
Tending to propagandize or use insistent persuasion.
Missionary fervor.
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Other Word Forms of Missionary

Noun

Singular:
missionary
Plural:
missionaries

Origin of Missionary

Missionary Sentence Examples

  • Various missionary societies have also established schools.

  • In 18 3 o the respected missionary John Williams paid his first visit to Samoa.

  • In 1822 the London Missionary Society appointed him superintendent of their South African stations.

  • In 1822 a Methodist missionary had arrived in the island, and others followed.

  • As the friars became more and more numerous their missionary labours extended wider and wider, spreading first over Italy, and then to other countries.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

YRYARY

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Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

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