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missionary

/ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/noun, adjective4 syllables

Missionary means: relating to or connected to a religious mission.

Synonyms for missionary2

noun, as in someone sent on a mission — especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

missioner

adjective, as in relating to or connected to a religious mission

missional

What does missionary mean?3

adjective

1

relating to or connected to a religious mission

noun

1

someone sent on a mission — especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

2

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Missionary in a sentence

  • I prefer the missionary position, but my wife prefers doggystyle.sabretou
  • Sami was an evangelical missionary who converted to Islam.OsoHombre
  • Tatoeba is one thing for which I can really have a missionary spirit.Miktsoanit
  • The missionary was eaten by cannibals.Firesoul7
  • Sami decided to become a missionary to bring Muslims into Christianity.OsoHombre
  • Sami wanted to become a missionary to bring Muslims to Christianity.OsoHombre
  • You can give it back whenever you want to as I bought that book for missionary work.unknown
  • I myself was a missionary in Africa.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of missionary

as a noun

plural
missionaries