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English *adjective*: missionary
1.	missionary relating to or connected to a religious mission
		Synonyms	missional

English *noun*: missionary
1.	missionary (person) someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
		Broader (hypernym)	instructor, teacher
		Narrower (hyponym)	Cyril, Saint Cyril, St. Cyril
		Instance hyponym	Apostle of Germany, Boniface, David Livingstone, Livingstone, Marcus Whitman, Saint Boniface, Saint Francis Xavier, St. Boniface, Whitman, Winfred, Wynfrith, Xavier

2.	missionary (person) someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
		Synonyms	missioner
		Broader (hypernym)	religious person
		Instance hyponym	Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Albert Schweitzer, Apostle of the Gentiles, Apostle Paul, Buck, Jacques Marquette, Junipero Serra, Marquette, Miguel Jose Serra, Mother Teresa, Mother Theresa, Paul, Paul the Apostle, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, Pere Jacques Marquette, Saint Paul, Saul, Saul of Tarsus, Schweitzer, Serra, St. Paul, Teresa, Theresa

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