Definition of missionary Missionary
/mɪˈʃʌnɛˌɹi/ - [mishuneree] - mis•sion•ar•y
We found 12 definitions of missionary from 5 different sources.
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What does missionary mean?
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NounPlural: missionaries |
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| missionary - someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country | ||
| missioner | ||
| religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity | ||
| missionary - someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program | ||
| instructor, teacher a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher" | ||
| cyril, saint cyril, st. cyril Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869) | ||
Adjective |
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| missionary - relating to or connected to a religious mission | ||
| missional | ||
| missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission, mission the organized work of a religious missionary | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- missionary (n)
One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. - missionary (a.)
Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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missionary
A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed. -
missionary
A position for sexual intercourse in which a woman lies on her back and a man lies on top of her.
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🔤- missionary, noun, singular of missionaries.
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