missionary post
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- noun
- /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri poʊst/
- The church established a missionary post in the remote village to provide education and medical assistance.
Examples
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The missionary post became a center for community support, offering both spiritual guidance and practical help.
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Knowing of his church's intention to secure establishment, Thomas hoped to found a viable state-supported missionary post in the neighborhood and bring back some.
Academic text (2006) -
After months of preparation, they finally opened a missionary post in an underserved region of the country.
Synonyms
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3.4
A place where people work to spread a religion or help others
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A group of people sent from a religious organization to another country to teach their religion and help local people
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6.3
A place in another country where church workers live to teach and help local people
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'missionary' (a person sent to do religious/social work) with 'post' (a station or position), indicating a station or assignment for missionaries. This compositional pattern is common and mirrors similar constructions in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Missionary post comes from the idea of being 'sent' to a place: a missionary is someone sent to share religion, and a post is the place where they are posted to live and work. So a missionary post means the 'station' or base where missionaries do their religious and social work.