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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.
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Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
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Another stand-out category is Hawaiian quilts, which the expert says tend to feature large, bold floral designs and reflect traditional Hawaiian aesthetics that were adapted after quilting was introduced by missionaries.
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Survivors have fought for a full public account of priests, with San Francisco the only diocese in the state that has not released such a list of clergy abuse offenders.
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More than 680 priests served in the diocese during the 75 years covered in the investigation.
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“Missioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missioners. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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