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noun Also, mis·sion·er.
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a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
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a person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, etc., who attempts to persuade or convert others.
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a person who is sent on a mission.
adjective
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pertaining to or connected with religious missions.
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reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others: the missionary efforts of political fanatics.
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characteristic of a missionary.
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missionary
1656, from mission (q.v.). Missionary position first attested 1969; allegedly so called because Christian missionaries forced it on "primitive" people to replace their more creative variations.
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