missionary
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əˌnɛr noun Also, mis·sion·er.
1.
a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
2.
a person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, etc., who attempts to persuade or convert others.
3.
a person who is sent on a mission.
adjective
4.
pertaining to or connected with religious missions.
6.
reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others: the missionary efforts of political fanatics.
7.
characteristic of a missionary.
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| —n , pl -aries | |
| 1. | a member of a religious mission |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to missionaries: missionary work |
| 3. | resulting from a desire to convert people to one's own beliefs: missionary zeal |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Rural doctors also have to be a cross between a missionary and a cowboy.
The missionary was delighted by everyone's response to the gift.
Some companies' statements have an almost missionary zeal.
My neighbors have done some medical missionary work there with their church in the past.
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