| 单词 | to go missionarying |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go (a) missionarying The action of engaging in missionary work. Earliest in to go (a) missionarying. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 726/2 That gentleman, by the bye, when next he goes a missionarying, would find M. Mérimée an invaluable auxiliary. 1854 Southern Q. Rev. 9 129 England..has not gone missionarying to force instruction in machinery. 1862 Independent (N.Y.) 24 Apr. 3/1 He [sc. the Rev. S. H. Tyng] was always fond of missionarying. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxi. 315 They tackled missionarying, and mesmerisering, and doctoring, and telling fortunes. 1991 T. Parks Goodness 5 Never saw the point of missionarying. < as lemmas |
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