Missionary - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɪʃənerɪ|
Brit.
|ˈmɪʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ|
noun
- someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
- someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country (syn: missioner)
- someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country (syn: missioner)
adjective
- relating to or connected to a religious mission
Extra examples
...a missionary who tends to the carnal needs of the people as well as to their spiritual concerns...
...a missionary sent to distant lands to convert the heathens...
...with time the missionary doctor won the trust of even the most trustless villagers...
He approached the job with missionary zeal.
Word forms
noun
singular: missionary
plural: missionaries
singular: missionary
plural: missionaries
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