Definition of Missionary

someone sent on a mission to help others and convince people to join a particular religion

Examples of Missionary in a sentence

The missionary spent hours every day going door to door, handing out religious pamphlets and books.  🔊

Brian was sent to Africa as a missionary to teach the faith to a backwards tribe.  🔊

Matt spent many years living in Sierra Leone as a missionary, preaching the gospel to anyone that would listen.  🔊

My missionary friend berated me for not spending more time trying to return people to the fold.  🔊

I did not realize how much work was required of a foreign missionary until I began to lead charitable missions in the Middle East.  🔊

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