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missionary
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How to pronounce missionary:

Definition of missionary:

missionary (noun):
a person sent abroad by a church to do religious and social work
a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program.

Synonyms for missionary:

apostle
bishop
chaplain
churchman
clergyman
cleric
clerical
converter
cyril
deacon
ecclesiastic
evangelist
friar
instructor
mendicant
minister
missioner
monastic
monk
padre
pastor
preacher
priest
propagandist
proselytizer
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Antonyms for missionary:

acolyte
adherent
catechumen
convert
convertee
disciple
epigone
follower
neophyte
new believer
novice
novitiate
proselyte

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