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What (who) is Missionary - definition

MEMBER OF A RELIGIOUS GROUP SENT TO DO EVANGELISM

Missionaries; Roman Catholic missionaries; Bible mission; Missionnaries; Missionary movements; Missionary work; Missionairies; Roman missionaries; Missions, Catholic; Foreign Missions; Mission partners; Mission partner; Missioner; Buddhist missionary; Missionaries from the United States; Missionaries to the United States

missionary

n.

Evangelist.

missionary

¦ noun (plural missionaries) a person sent on a religious mission.

¦ adjective of or characteristic of a missionary or religious mission.

Missionary

·noun One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.

II. Missionary ·adj Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.

Wikipedia

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology.

The word mission originated in 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem (nom. missio), meaning 'act of sending' or mittere, meaning 'to send'.

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Examples of use of Missionary

1. Christian foundations allow missionary activities.

2. "South Korean churches must switch to missionary work of common sense, not missionary work of zeal," said Hwang Kyu–hak.

3. Nevertheless, any missionary activity generally provokes controversy.

4. Missionary Societies which took part in education in the southern provinces were, Italian Roman Catholic, Anglican Missionary Society and American United Mission.

5. The Eagle Scout and former church missionary was jumpy.