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English Dictionary: missionary	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for missionary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
missionary adj relating to or connected to a religious mission [syn: missionary, missional] n someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country Synonym(s): missionary, missioner
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Missionary \Mis"sionary\, n.; pl. {Missionaries}. [Cf. F. missionnaire. See {Mission}, n.] One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. --Swift. {Missionary* apostolic}, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Missionary \Mis"sionary\, a. Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.