Missionary

noun
/ˈmɪʃ.ən.ɛr.i/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms

evangelist, preacher, religious worker, apostle

Antonyms

atheist, non-believer, secular person

Collocations

Christian missionary, foreign missionary, missionary work, missionary school

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