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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Missionary  \Mis"sion*ary\,  n.;  pl  {Missionaries}.  [Cf.  F. 
  missionnaire  See  {Mission},  n.] 
  One  who  is  sent  on  a  mission;  especially,  one  sent  to 
  propagate  religion.  --Swift. 
 
  {Missionary  apostolic},  a  Roman  Catholic  missionary  sent  by 
  commission  from  the  pope. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Missionary  \Mis"sion*a*ry\,  a. 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  missions;  as  a  missionary  meeting;  a 
  missionary  fund. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  missionary 
  n  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  [syn:  {missioner}] 




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