| 单词 | missionary |
| 释义 | missionary (mɪʃənri , US -neri ) Word forms: missionaries 1. countable noun A missionary is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. Synonyms: evangelist, preacher, apostle, converter 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Missionary is used to describe the activities of missionaries. You should be in missionary work. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] 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. [emphasis] She had a kind of missionary zeal about bringing culture to the masses. Collocations: missionary journey During the next few years he made repeated missionary journeys, preaching wherever he could obtain hearers, and generally in the open air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He spent the next nine years administering his diocese as well as taking several long missionary journeys to its remote areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He spent much time among the people, ministering to their spiritual needs, carrying out missionary journeys, preaching, and performing miracles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His desire to explore the mysteries of life eventually led him to leave home and take missionary journeys. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without their missionary zeal, what would they be? Times, Sunday Times I guess that kicked off my missionary zeal to promote the music. Times, Sunday Times A missionary zeal that donors are duly honoured for how they help. Times, Sunday Times With something akin to missionary zeal, he set about trying to change the situation. Times,Sunday Times It implies people with beards (both parties) staring into each other's eyes, intoning each other's names with missionary zeal. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 传教士, 传教的 Japanese: 宣教師, 布教の |
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