Missionary - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Missionary :  (noun)
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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Missionary : \Mis"sion*a*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Missionary

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