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