MISSIONARY

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem, meaning "act of sending" or mittere, meaning "to send". The word was used in light of its biblical usage; in the Latin translation of the Bible, Christ uses the word when sending the disciples to preach in his name. The term is most commonly used for Christian missions, but can be used for any creed or ideology.

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missionary

Noun

  1. One who is sent on a mission.
  2. A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.
    A Muslim missionary was just trying to convert me to Islam.
  3. A religious messenger.
  4. A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse.


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