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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mis•sion•ar•y /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ar•ies, adj.
n. Also, mis•sion•er /ˈmɪʃənɚ/.USA pronunciation [countable] - Religionone sent by a church into an area to carry on religious or humanitarian work:a missionary in Africa.
adj. [before a noun] - Religionof or relating to religious missions.
See -mis-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mis•sion•ar•y (mish′ə ner′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ar•ies, adj. —n. Also, mis′sion•er. - Religiona person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- Religiona person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, etc., who attempts to persuade or convert others.
- a person who is sent on a mission.
adj. - Religionpertaining to or connected with religious missions.
- Religionengaged in such a mission, or devoted to work connected with missions.
- reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others:the missionary efforts of political fanatics.
- Religioncharacteristic of a missionary.
- Neo-Latin missiōnārius. See mission, -ary
- 1635–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: missionary /ˈmɪʃənərɪ/ n ( pl -aries)- a member of a religious mission
adj - of or relating to missionaries: missionary work
- resulting from a desire to convert people to one's own beliefs: missionary zeal
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