missionary
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4.7
- adjective
- /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri/
:
misionero
- Many young people participate in missionary activities to promote their faith around the world.
- missionary work
- missionary activities
- a missionary society
And one of his reactions to the British was to react against the missionary Bible.
- And one of his reactions to the British was to react against the missionary Bible.
- She had felt herself singular then, special chosen, the child given to missionary schooling.
- Well, I'm saying when we, when we go to Haiti to do missionary work, understand that my mother and my father, nobody that's there with us speaks French.
- It's kind of like, it feels very like a mission, like missionary to me, right?
- Like writing the book and having that part was something that was missionary.
Examples
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My big brother did some missionary work for New Life.
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They do missionary work in Uganda.
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I spent a lot of time in a missionary school.
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Many of the problems that developed between missionary organizations and black communities grew out of the failure.
Academic text (2008) -
I went there to take him away to a nearby missionary hospital, but he refused.
Academic text (1999) -
And Vatican II was clear on the missionary nature of the church.
Academic text (2008) -
In fact, early Christian missionary work among Asian peoples shared characteristics with contemporary globalization.
Academic text (2008) -
She had felt herself singular then, special chosen, the child given to missionary schooling.
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Intermarriage with whites and the missionary influence undoubtedly contributed to the diversification of Cherokee culture.
Academic text (1991) -
She attended a missionary conference focused on spreading awareness about global health issues.
Synonyms
3
7.2
Showing strong support for preaching the Christian gospel
2
8.9
About religious groups working to share faith and help people
Compounds
8
3.9
Planned activities by religious people to share their faith and help communities
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
A place in another country where church workers live to teach and help local people
How Evangelistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word missionary comes from the word mission, which means 'a sending', and from the Latin root mittere meaning 'to send'. So missionary as an adjective describes work or people connected with being 'sent' out to teach or help others.