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Missionary   /mˈɪʃənˌɛri/   Listen
Missionary

noun
(pl. missionaries)
1.
Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program.
2.
Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.  Synonym: missioner.
adjective
1.
Relating to or connected to a religious mission.  Synonym: missional.



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"Missionary" Quotes from Famous Books



... try and get them to clean up a bit, and come somewhat presentable," he cheerfully replied. "And, Dora," he continued, "I think the idea is a good one. Sister Maggie is the Hon. Secretary or something of the Missionary Society connected with her Church, and in the thick of all the 'soup and blanket clubs' of the district. She will just revel at the chance of administering to the needs of ...
— The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 • Various

... Niue (Niuean Church) 75%-a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society, Latter-Day Saints 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, ...
— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... sir," he mumbled, "that is, I couldn't swear to the date, sir, but 'twas at my aunt's and she never has us to tea on a Monday, for that's wash-day, nor on a Tuesday, for that's missionary, ...
— The Wonderful Bed • Gertrude Knevels

... to this narrative, nothing is known of Marquette, except what is said of him by Charlevoix. After returning from this last expedition, he took up his residence, and pursued the vocation of a missionary, among the Miamis in the neighborhood of Chicago.[139-27] While passing by water along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan towards Michillimackinac, he entered a small river, on the 18th of May, 1675.[139-28] Having landed, he constructed an altar, performed mass, and then retired a short distance ...
— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 • Charles H. Sylvester

... am sorry to say, sometimes deviated from the right path in the opposite direction. Some Englishmen, who have held high office in India, seem to have thought that the only religion which was not entitled to toleration and to respect was Christianity. They regarded every Christian missionary with extreme jealousy and disdain; and they suffered the most atrocious crimes, if enjoined by the Hindoo superstition, to be perpetrated in open day. It is lamentable to think how long after our power was firmly established in Bengal, we, grossly ...
— The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) - Lord Macaulay's Speeches • Thomas Babington Macaulay


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