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missionary

🇬🇧 UK/'miʃənəri/🇺🇸 US/'miʃәnәri/
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Definitions

n.

A person sent to spread a religion or belief, especially Christianity, in a foreign place.

传教士;布道者

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of a religious mission or missionary work.

传教的;布道的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
misssend, let go
+
ionact, process, state
+
aryrelating to, connected with
=missionary

Common Collocations

  • 1.missionary work传教工作
  • 2.missionary school教会学校
  • 3.Christian missionary基督教传教士
  • 4.send missionaries派遣传教士

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The [missionary] worked in the remote village for over twenty years.

  • 2.

    Her [missionary] zeal for education inspired countless students.

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