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missionary |
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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