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Synonyms & Antonyms of 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 church has a program in which volunteers spend one year abroad as missioners.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for missioner
- clergyperson,
- cleric,
- clerical,
- clerk,
- deacon,
- divine,
- dominie,
- ecclesiastic,
- minister,
- preacher,
- priest,
- reverend
- abbot,
- archbishop,
- archpriest,
- bishop,
- dean,
- diocesan,
- monsignor,
- pope,
- prelate,
- presbyter
- ideologist,
- ideologue
- (also idealogue),
- sectarian
- admirer,
- cultist,
- devotee,
- enthusiast,
- fan,
- idolater
- (or idolator),
- worshipper
- (or worshiper),
- zealot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for missioner
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“Missioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missioner. Accessed 16 May. 2022.
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The first known use of missioner was in 1654
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