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Missionary

noun

/ˈmɪʃ.ən.ɛr.i/

Meaning

A person sent on a religious mission to promote their faith in a foreign country

The missionary spent years teaching and helping people in remote villages.

evangelist, preacher, religious worker, apostle

atheist, non-believer, secular person

Christian missionary, foreign missionary, missionary work, missionary school

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

a person who explains or interprets something in detail

A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.

The ability to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing.

A shelf above a fireplace, often used for decoration.

an act of retaliation; revenge taken for an injury or wrong