Missionary

What do we mean by missionary?

One who is sent on a mission, especially one sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country. noun

One who attempts to persuade or convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist. noun

Of or relating to missions or missionaries. adjective

Engaged in the activities of a mission or missionary. adjective

Tending to propagandize or use insistent persuasion. adjective

Relating or pertaining to missions, especially Christian missions; proper to one sent on a mission; characteristic of a propagandist: as, a missionary society or meeting; missionary funds; missionary work; missionary zeal or energy.

One who is sent upon a mission; an envoy or messenger. noun

Specifically, a person sent by ecclesiastical authority to labor for the propagation of his religious faith in a community where his church has no self-supporting indigenous organization; hence, any propagandist. noun

One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. noun

A Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope. noun

Of or pertaining to missions adjective

A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed. noun

A religious messenger. noun

A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse. noun

Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program noun

Relating to or connected to a religious mission adjective

Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country noun

One who is sent on a mission.

A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.

A religious messenger.

The missionary position for sexual intercourse.

Words that are spelled similarly to missionary:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word missionary:
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Words that rhyme with missionary:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe missionary:
first, christian, medical, american, young, foreign, protestant, english, jesuit, french, former, german, white, moravian, zealous, early, european, famous, indian, wesleyan, anglican, franciscan, british, true, spanish, irish, scottish, native, successful, mormon, faithful, senior, itinerant, active, late, female, known, celebrated, devoted, century, greatest, african, independent, distinguished, dominican, resident, swedish, pious, italian, buddhist, venerable, experienced, educational, canadian, excellent, dutch, worthy, portuguese, ardent, eminent, time, danish, evangelical, anti, retired, assistant, humble, indefatigable, apostolic, scotch, fellow, aged, earnest, congregational, belgian.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective missionary:
work, zeal, activity, enterprise, societies, spirit, activities, efforts, effort, society, movement, life, schools, service, labors, journeys, influence, field, cause, school, station, labours, priests, position, operations, bishop, church, labor, meeting, tour, journey, career, education, priest, family, party, task, purposes, organizations, religion, endeavor, enterprises, labour, friends, stations, parents, teachers, program, doctor, families, meetings, impulse, endeavour, institutions, enthusiasm, organization, bodies, literature, community, college, fathers, propaganda, friend, churches, teacher, bishops, expansion, wives, presence, success, vocation, purpose, preaching, orders, outreach, brethren, reports, establishment, strategy, teaching, couple, agencies, ground, personnel, conference, fervor, sermon.

Words that sound like missionary:
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