as in missioner
a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)
The missionaries sent to the island were ultimately unsuccessful in converting the native residents.
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as in apostolic
relating to missionaries or their work
The church organizes missionary trips to a variety of countries.
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Recent Examples of missionary
Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
After years working on the Fast & Furious franchise, Lin shifts gears with this drama based on the true story of John Allen Chau, a Christian missionary who travels to the isolated North Sentinel Island.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
This year’s theme is A Heart for the Harvest and will feature four missionary families representing Namibia, Portugal, South Africa and South Sudan.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The John sections cover a much broader timeframe, hopping among a handful of his experiences as a missionary and explorer across the globe.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
After years working on the Fast & Furious franchise, Lin shifts gears with this drama based on the true story of John Allen Chau, a Christian missionary who travels to the isolated North Sentinel Island.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The missionary group, which has been in Haiti since 1943, had served 700 students until gangs took over both their church and school this week, turning them into a gang headquarters.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
This year’s theme is A Heart for the Harvest and will feature four missionary families representing Namibia, Portugal, South Africa and South Sudan.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missionary
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Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
17 June 2022
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Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.—
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1 Dec. 2020
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What People Are Saying Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, led Wednesday night's gathering, urging the faithful to pray for the pope's swift return to his apostolic mission.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, on her 110th birthday, Lucas, who is also the oldest living nun in the world, was honored with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis, per Guinness World Records.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Video shared on social media shows one soldier donning an Arizona Wildcat flag descending rapidly before rolling over upon impact.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Canned goods and other non-perishables had to be sent to our soldiers who were fighting for our freedom.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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McKinney grew up attending an evangelical church in Texas where she was taught that her tendency to gossip would keep her from holiness.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Morris, a leading national figure in the American evangelical movement and the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was charged Wednesday with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Again, Two Spears deduces the facts — that the priest must have killed the girl’s father before the girl killed the priest in self-defense.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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After taking a couple episodes to establish its premise, there’s a procedural rhythm to Hub’s hunting expeditions, tracking targets from a possessed priest to a Satanic cheerleader.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now people see black horses with fiery eyes, monks high in the tree tops.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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While appearing on Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday, April 7, the 37-year-old podcast host and former Hindu monk discussed his most recent gig as a wedding officiant — because there's been more than one! — with Hudgens, 36, and Tucker, 28.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Missionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionary. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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