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Noun: missionary  'mi-shu,ne-ree [N. Amer], mi-shu-n(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or religion
     
  2. Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
    - missioner
Adjective: missionary  'mi-shu,ne-ree [N. Amer], mi-shu-n(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Relating to or connected to a religious mission
    - missional

Derived forms: missionaries

Type of: educator, instructor, religious person, teacher

Encyclopedia: Missionary