missionary1 nounmissionary2 adjective
missionarymis‧sion‧a‧ry1 /ˈmɪʃənəri $ -neri/ ●○○ noun (plural missionaries) [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Sister Courtney was a missionary in Nicaragua for 15 years.
- At Kemmendine, there were two experienced missionaries, men of outstanding ability, character and devotion.
- Eventually unmarried women found vocational outlets as missionaries.
- Gambling and crowd disorder was customary but there is no question that Clarke and his boys were missionaries.
- In October 1927, the young missionary was steaming at 15-20 knots towards Rangoon.
- In the basement meeting room, he placed me on a bench be-tween two other missionaries.
- In the persecution of 1665, he was banished with other missionaries to Canton.
- No wonder the Twelve made it their priority, and the nameless missionaries of 8:4 took it as their great weapon.
- The missionaries held on to my arms.
WORD SETS
abbess, nounabbey, nounabbot, nounabsolution, nounAdvent, nounalleluia, interjectionaltar boy, nounAnglican, nounAnglo-Catholic, nounapocalyptic, adjectiveapostle, nounapostolic, adjectivearchbishop, nounarchbishopric, nounarchdeacon, nounarchdiocese, nounArk of the Covenant, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAuthorized Version, banns, nounbaptism, nounBaptist, nounbaptize, verbbasilica, nounbeadle, nounbeatify, verbBenedictine, nounbenediction, nounbenefice, nounbiblical, adjectivebiretta, nounbishop, nounbishopric, nounblaspheme, verbblasphemy, nounbrother, nounbull, nounCalvinism, nounCalvinist, adjectivecanon, nouncanonical, adjectivecanonize, verbcanon law, nouncantor, nouncardinal, nouncardinal sin, nouncarol, nouncatechism, nouncathedral, nounCatholic, adjectivechantry, nounchapel, nounchaplain, nounchaplaincy, nounchapter, nounchapterhouse, nouncherub, nounChrist, nounchristen, verbChristendom, nounchristening, nounChristian, nounChristian, adjectivechurch, nounchurchgoer, nounchurchman, nounChurch of England, nounchurchwarden, nounchurchwoman, nounchurchyard, nounclergyman, nounclergywoman, nouncleric, nounclerical, adjectiveclerk, nouncloister, nouncollect, nouncommandment, nouncommunicant, nouncompline, nounconfess, verbconfession, nounconfessional, nounconfessor, nounconfirmation, nouncongregation, nounCongregationalism, nounconsecrate, verbcope, nouncreationist, nouncreche, nouncrib, nouncrosier, nouncrozier, nouncrucifix, nouncrucifixion, nouncrusade, nouncrusade, verbcrypt, nouncuracy, nouncurate, noundeacon, noundeaconess, noundean, noundeanery, noundiocese, noundisciple, noundisestablish, verbdispensation, noundog collar, nounDominican, nounEaster, nounecclesiastic, nounecclesiastical, adjectiveecumenical, adjectiveEden, nounelder, nounencyclical, nounEpiphany, nounepiscopal, adjectiveEpistle, nounevangelical, adjectiveevangelist, nounevangelize, verbevensong, nounexcommunicate, verbexegesis, nounfellowship, nounflagellant, nounflagellate, verbflock, nounfont, nounFr, friar, nounfrock, nounfundamentalist, noungargoyle, noungenuflect, verbgodfather, nounGod-fearing, adjectivegodless, adjectivegodly, adjectivegodmother, noungodparent, noungodson, nounGood Friday, noungrace, noungracious, adjectiveHail Mary, nounharvest festival, nounHigh Church, nounHigh Mass, nounHoly Communion, nounHoly Father, nounHoly Spirit, nounHoly Week, nounHoly Writ, nounhomily, nounhymn book, nounimprimatur, nounincarnation, nouninduct, verbindulgence, nouninquisitor, nouninterdenominational, adjectiveinterdict, nounJehovah, Jesuit, nounJesus, judgment day, nounlay, adjectivelay reader, nounlectern, nounlesson, nounlitany, nounLow Church, nounlychgate, nounMadonna, nounmanna, nounmanse, nounmatins, nounmeeting-house, nounmessianic, adjectiveMethodist, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveministry, nounminster, nounmiracle, nounmissal, nounmissionary, nounmitre, nounmoderator, nounMonsignor, nounMorning Prayer, nounmortal sin, nounMother of God, nounMother Superior, nounname day, nounNativity, nounNativity play, nounnave, nounNegro spiritual, nounNoah's ark, nounNonconformist, adjectivenuncio, nounoffertory, nounoratory, nounordination, nounoriginal sin, nounOur Father, nounOur Lady, Our Lord, padre, nounPalm Sunday, nounpapacy, nounpapal, adjectivepapist, nounparable, nounparish, nounparish church, nounparish clerk, nounparishioner, nounparochial, adjectiveparochial school, nounparson, nounparsonage, nounpassion play, nounpastor, nounpatriarch, nounpatron saint, nounpenance, nounpenitent, nounPentecost, nounPentecostal, adjectiveperdition, nounPlymouth Brethren, nounpontiff, nounpontifical, adjectivepontificate, nounPope, nounprayer book, nounpredestination, nounprelate, nounPresbyterian, nounpresbytery, nounpriest, nounPrimate, nounprior, nounprioress, nounpriory, nounPromised Land, the, Protestant, nounpsalm, nounpsalmist, nounpsalter, nounpulpit, nounQuaker, nounRC, rector, nounrectory, nounredeem, verbredemption, nounrequiem, nounRev, Revd, Reverend, nounReverend Mother, nounrevival, nounrevival meeting, nounRoman Catholic, adjectiverood screen, nounrosary, nounsacrament, nounsacristan, nounsacristy, nounsaint, nounsainted, adjectivesainthood, nounsaint's day, nounsalvation, nounsanctuary, nounSatan, nounsave, verbschism, nounscriptural, adjectivesecular, adjectivesee, nounseminary, nounseraph, nounsermon, nounsexton, nounShrove Tuesday, nounsister, nounsisterhood, nounSJ, special licence, nounsteeple, nounstigmata, nounstoup, nounSunday school, nounsurplice, nounsynod, nountabernacle, nountestify, verbtransubstantiation, nounTrappist, noununfrock, verbUnitarian, nounvenial, adjectivevespers, nounvestment, nounvestry, nounvicar, nounvicarage, nounvotive, adjectivevow, nounVulgate, the, nounWhitsun, nounwimple, nounXmas, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He approached the job with missionary zeal.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
someone who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity and persuade them to become Christians He approached the job with missionary zeal.· Yes, Imelda was on a mission, and Carla knew only too well the reputations of Catholic missionaries.· The area had been visited by traders from ancient Rome, and, in later times, by an occasional Catholic missionary.· She left the company, but never Malanje, becoming a Roman Catholic missionary in 1969.· They also permitted Catholic missionaries to preach publicly and even assigned soldiers to protect them.
missionary1 nounmissionary2 adjective
missionarymissionary2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- At the same time missionary monks helped to conquer Siberia.
- But it is obvious that one relatively small peninsula can not contain this missionary zeal indefinitely.
- From the start her charm and her missionary addresses captivated her hearers and young people were challenged.
- His teacher, who had founded the missionary school, had high hopes for his star student.
- It is intended that these articles should be in addition to current missionary writing which appears in the magazine each month.
- Priests and laymen of all three religions organized educational institutions and missionary propaganda.
- Yet here is a dark continent on our own doorstep, crying out for missionary endeavour.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He approached the job with missionary zeal.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
He approached the job with missionary zeal.· The document on missionary activity seemed a likely occasion.· Most of his missionary activity took place north of the line between Dublin and Galway.· If anyone is interested in receiving more information on praying for missionaries or missionary activity please contact me.· He minted coins and his patronage of continental missionary activity is a noticeable feature of his reign.· Similar views concerning conversion are expressed by Simone Weil who maintains that much missionary activity is both mistaken and dangerous.· Nowhere is this truer than in Wenzhou, a prospering port with a history of missionary activity.· The aim of these articles is to inform the Fellowship of missionary activity, both at home and overseas.
· Presumably the missionary position in coitus would have its dangers.
· Its brief is longer term and written to include missionary work, promotion and oversight of independent interoperability testing and branding.· Tesla asked if Westinghouse proposed to continue his missionary work for the alternating-current system he had invented.· It was defended by careful missionary work, by books of edification and by the practice of the pilgrimages to Jerusalem.· This letter sets a tone for much missionary work in the early Middle Ages.· One of the most effective ways Satan has to cripple missionary work is to attack the body of the missionary.· As a result various things, such as missionary work, now fall under a word which directs disfavour at them.· It was due to his influence and suggestion that many able deaf men were appointed to do valuable missionary work amongst their fellows.· The island had responded particularly to the fervent missionary work of the itinerant Baptist preachers in the early years of the century.
· Professor Papert deserves high marks for missionary zeal.· The eyes of Mr. Morrissey gleam with a missionary zeal that shames into submission the cringing doubts of those yet unconvinced.· Whatever the job at Disney, it was approached with missionary zeal.· The highest court of all is still the Football Association with their brocaded traditions, honest principles and missionary zeal.· A new bureaucracy, the darling of the administration that establishes it, has a missionary zeal about its function.· But it is obvious that one relatively small peninsula can not contain this missionary zeal indefinitely.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1relating to the work of missionaries: - A new bureaucracy, the darling of the administration that establishes it, has a missionary zeal about its function.
- But it is obvious that one relatively small peninsula can not contain this missionary zeal indefinitely.
- Professor Papert deserves high marks for missionary zeal.
- The eyes of Mr. Morrissey gleam with a missionary zeal that shames into submission the cringing doubts of those yet unconvinced.
- The highest court of all is still the Football Association with their brocaded traditions, honest principles and missionary zeal.
- Whatever the job at Disney, it was approached with missionary zeal.
missionary work a missionary hospital2 missionary zeal if you do something with missionary zeal, you do it with great eagerness, because you believe strongly that it is a good thing to do: a young English teacher who taught poetry with missionary zeal