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mis·sion·ar·y

(mĭsh′ə-nĕr′ē)

n. pl. mis·sion·ar·ies

1. One who is sent on a mission, especially one sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.

2. One who attempts to persuade or convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist.

adj.

1. Of or relating to missions or missionaries.

2. Engaged in the activities of a mission or missionary.

3. Tending to propagandize or use insistent persuasion: missionary fervor.

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missionary

(ˈmɪʃənərɪ)

n, pl -aries

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a religious mission

adj

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to missionaries: missionary work.

2. resulting from a desire to convert people to one's own beliefs: missionary zeal.

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mis•sion•ar•y

(ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i)

n., pl. -ar•ies,
adj. n. Also, mis′sion•er.

1. a person sent by a church into an area to carry on religious or humanitarian work.

2. a person who attempts to persuade or convert others.

adj.

3. pertaining to religious missions.

4. characteristic of a missionary.

[1635–45; < New Latin missiōnārius. See mission, -ary]

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Noun	1.	missionary - someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching Cyril, Saint Cyril, St. Cyril - Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
	2.	missionary - someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country missioner religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
Adj.	1.	missionary - relating to or connected to a religious mission missional

missionary

noun evangelist, preacher, apostle, converter, propagandist, proselytizer He plays the part of a missionary who meets a woman of doubtful morals.

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missionary

noun

A person doing religious or charitable work in a foreign country:

apostle, evangelist, missioner.

adjective

Of missionaries or their work:

apostolic.

Translations

مبشرمُبَشِّرٌمُرْسَل، مُبَشِّر ديني

misionář

missionær

lähetyssaarnaaja

misionar

misszionárius

trúboîi

missionario

宣教師

선교사

миссионер миссионерка

misijonar

missionär

หมอสอนศาสนา

misyoner

người truyền giáo

传教士

missionary

[ˈmɪʃənrɪ]

A. N (Rel) → misionero/a m/f

B. CPD missionary position N (hum) → postura f del misionero
missionary society N → sociedad f misionera
missionary zeal N → fervor m apostólico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

missionary

[ˈmɪʃ^ənəri] n → missionnaire m/fmissionary position n → position f du missionnairemission control n → centre m de missionmission statement n [business, company] → déclaration f de mission

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missionary

n → Missionar(in) m(f)

adj → missionarisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

missionary

[ˈmɪʃ/ənrɪ] n (Rel) → missionario/a

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mission

(ˈmiʃən) noun

1. a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent. His mission was to seek help.

2. the purpose for which (one feels) one was born. He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.

3. a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions. a Chinese trade mission.

4. a place where missionaries live.

5. a group of missionaries. a Catholic mission.

ˈmissionary – plural ˈmissionaries – noun

a person who is sent to teach and spread a particular religion.

missionary

→ مُبَشِّرٌ misionář missionær Missionar ιεραποστόλος misionero lähetyssaarnaaja missionnaire misionar missionario 宣教師 선교사 missionaris misjonær misjonarz missionário миссионер missionär หมอสอนศาสนา misyoner người truyền giáo 传教士

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This missionary knight's name was La Cote Male Taile, and he said that this castle was the abode of Morgan le Fay, sister of King Arthur, and wife of King Uriens.

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Anything interested her, even a village missionary meeting, and the idea of representing the family was rather intoxicating.

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Since Scarlett Trent found our Hausa friend and the rum flask, there have been no means of getting liquor to him, so I suppose he has very near regained his senses, anyhow he shipped off very cunning, not even Missionary Walsh knowing, but he made a very big mistake, the news of which I send to you knowing it will be good.

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He is right to choose a missionary's career--I see it now."

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At Amherstberg they found the missionary with whom George and Eliza had taken shelter, on their first arrival in Canada; and through him were enabled to trace the family to Montreal.

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