missionary

nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmɪʃ.ən(ə).ɹɪ//
United States//ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ//

One who is sent on a mission.

noun

1
One who is sent on a mission.
Near-synonym: emissary
2
A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.
3
A religious messenger.
4
The missionary position for sexual intercourse.
My boyfriend only cums during missionary.
5
slangSexual intercourse in the missionary position.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin missiōlbor. English mission Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English missionary From mission + -ary.

adjective

1
Relating to a (religious) mission.

Forms

plural: missionaries

missing · Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.mission · A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment…Mission · A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.

missionary · One who is sent on a mission.

Mississippi · A state of the United States.Missouri · A state in the Midwestern region of the United States.…missus · Wife or girlfriend.

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