Missionary (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She worked as a missionary in a rural African village for three years before returning home.
- His experience as a missionary in South America gave him a new perspective on his life in the United States.
- After completing seminary training, the couple decided to serve as missionaries in a developing country in Asia.
- Many of the villages the missionary team visited were struggling with extreme poverty and hunger.
- Before retiring, she had been a missionary for nearly 40 years, traveling the world and sharing her faith with people of all ages and cultures.