单词 | missionary |
释义 | missionary1 of 2noun mis·sion·ary ˈmi-shə-ˌner-ē plural missionaries : a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission Several years ago, when I was working as a reporter based in Haiti, I came upon a group of older Christian missionaries in the mountains above Port-au-Prince … They were there to build a school alongside a Methodist church. Jacob Kushner Hawaiian Pidgin English developed during the 1800s and early 1900s, when immigrant laborers from China, Portugal, and the Philippines arrived to work in the plantations; American missionaries also came around that time. Alia Wong missionary 2 of 2adjective1 : relating to, engaged in, or devoted to missions 2 : characteristic of a missionary missionary 1 of 2 nounas in missioner a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick) The missionaries sent to the island were ultimately unsuccessful in converting the native residents. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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missionary 2 of 2adjectiveas in apostolic relating to missionaries or their work The church organizes missionary trips to a variety of countries. Synonyms & Similar Words
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