missionary
missionary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. Swift. Missionary apostolic, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.
- 2.Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedarian
- abecedary
- academic
- academy
- adviser
- alma
- ambo
- amphitheater
- and
- apostle
- art
- auditorium
- bear
- boarding
- book
- box
- cathedra
- chair
- chalk
- class
- clergy
- coach
- college
- collegiate
- continuation
- convent
- crammer
- creche
- cyclopedia
- dame
- day
- denominational
- desk
- dictionary
- director
- disciplinarian
- dominie
- don
- dry
- duenna
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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