Definitions for missionary

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missionary mis·sion·ar·y

Spelling: [mish-uh-ner-ee]

IPA: /ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i/

Missionary is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 504 anagrams from letters in missionary (aiimnorssy).

Definitions for missionary

noun

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

1. pertaining to or connected with religious missions.
2. engaged in such a mission, or devoted to work connected with missions.
3. reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others:
4. characteristic of a missionary.

Origin of missionary

From the New Latin word missiōnārius, dating back to 1635-45. See mission, -ary

Examples for missionary

Bagaza called for the expulsion of all Italian priests and missionary workers, but those who stayed received death threats.

Landis doesn't know a good cake from a Fiji missionary pudding.

What does that little chit, Fanny, want at a missionary meeting?

Mr. Swartout was a missionary to the West Coast Indian tribes.

Heavily armed Simbas had already arrived at the missionary house and were lining up families in the backyard for execution.

That is a missionary; and the blacks are not Freedmen, as you suppose, but Cannibals.

What does Soylent have going for it other than missionary zeal and a revoltingly kitschy sci-fi throwback name?

Outside, they killed Hector McMillan, a Canadian missionary, before joining the ranks of the fleeing rebels.

It is important that we keep the missionary motive on the right basis.

The hospital also treated a second missionary who died in early August, and this nurse also had come in contact with him.