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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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