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- DictionaryMis·sion·ar·y/ˈmiSHəˌnerē/
noun
- 1. a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
adjective
- 1. relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission: "missionary work"
The meaning of MISSIONARY is a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission. How to use missionary in a sentence. Did you know?
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Missionary definition: a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work. See examples of MISSIONARY used in a sentence.
MISSIONARY definition: 1. a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach their religion to the people who live…. Learn more.
A missionary is someone who travels to a foreign country to perform charitable work and, most commonly, to try to convert people to their faith. Missionary can be a noun — the person who goes on a mission — or an adjective — the type of work done on such a trip.
1. a person sent by a church into an area to carry on religious or humanitarian work. 2. a person who attempts to persuade or convert others. adj. 3. pertaining to religious missions. 4. characteristic of a missionary.
noun. /ˈmɪʃənri/ /ˈmɪʃəneri/ (plural missionaries) a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach people about religion, especially Christianity. Baptist missionaries. missionary work. (figurative) She spoke about her new project with missionary zeal (= with great enthusiasm). He spent 15 years as a missionary in Africa.
pertaining to or connected with religious missions. 5. engaged in such a mission, or devoted to work connected with missions. 6. reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others. the missionary efforts of political fanatics. 7. characteristic of a missionary.
Missionary definition: One who is sent on a mission, especially one sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.
Missionary definition: a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work. See examples of MISSIONARY used in a sentence.
What does the word missionary mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word missionary, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. missionary has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
