missionary
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missionary
- /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/ US
- /ˈmɪʃ.ən(ə).ɹɪ/ UK
noun missionaries
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One who is sent on a mission.
Near-synonym: emissary
Similar: emissary
- A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity). A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.
- A religious messenger.
- The missionary position for sexual intercourse. My boyfriend only cums during missionary.
- Sexual intercourse in the missionary position.
adjective
- Relating to a (religious) mission.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: missioner, evangelist, evangelical, priest, angelus, mission, promising, lawsuit, exploratory, reconnaissance, upbeat, preacher, proselytizer, evangelizer, apostle, emissary
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noun person traveling to spread a religion
| Español | misionero, misionera, misionario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선교사 seon'gyosa |
| 日本語 | 宣教師 senkyōshi |
| 中文 | 傳教士 /传教士 chuánjiàoshì, 傳道者 /传道者 chuándàozhě, 宣教士 xuānjiàoshì |
| हिन्दी | धर्मप्रचारक dharmapracārak, धर्म-प्रचारक dharm-pracārak, मिशनरी miśanrī |
| Kiswahili | mmisionari |
| Português | missionário, missionária |
| Français | missionnaire |
| Deutsch | Missionar, Missionarin |
| Italiano | missionario, missionaria |
| Ελληνικά | ιεραπόστολος ierapóstolos |
| Română | misionar, misionară |
| Русский | миссионе́р missionér, миссионе́рка missionérka |
| Tiếng Việt | người truyền giáo, cha truyền đạo |
| العربية | مُبَشِّر mubaššir, مُنَصِّر munaṣṣir, مُبَلِّغ muballiḡ |
| עברית | מִיסְיוֹנֶר misyonér |
adj relating to a mission
| 中文 | 傳教的 /传教的 chuánjiào de |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | missionarisch |
Talk about this word "missionary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/missionary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. missionary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/missionary "missionary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/missionary.Cite this
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title = {missionary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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