Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - missionary
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(missionaries) 1. A missionary is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. N-COUNT 2. Missionary is used to describe the activities of missionaries. You should be in missionary work. ADJ: ADJ n 3. If you refer to someone’s enthusiasm for an activity or belief as missionary zeal, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it. She had a kind of missionary zeal about bringing culture to the masses. ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun (plural -aries) Date: 1625 a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission II. adjective Date: 1644 1. relating to, engaged in, or devoted to missions 2. characteristic of a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. of, concerned with, or characteristic of, religious missions. --n. (pl. -ies) a person doing missionary work. Phrases and idioms missionary position colloq. a position for sexual intercourse with the woman lying on her back and the man lying on top and facing her. Etymology: mod.L missionarius f. L (as MISSION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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