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missionary post

missionary post

6.3
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri poʊst/
translation icon : puesto misionero
  • The church established a missionary post in the remote village to provide education and medical assistance.

Examples

  • The missionary post became a center for community support, offering both spiritual guidance and practical help.

  • 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

mission
vsmissionary post
245 3.4

A place where people work to spread a religion or help others

is narrower referring specifically to established foreign sites and social work
missionary station
vsmissionary post
6.3

A place in another country where church workers live to teach and help local people

is the broader term for both physical sites and organizations abroad
foreign mission
vsmissionary post
5.6

A group of people sent from a religious organization to another country to teach their religion and help local people

is the concept covering both such organizations and their local stations and social activities

Surface Forms

missionary post singular
missionary posts plural

Morphology

missionary + post

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.