as in missioner
a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)
The missionaries sent to the island were ultimately unsuccessful in converting the native residents.
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as in apostolic
relating to missionaries or their work
The church organizes missionary trips to a variety of countries.
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Recent Examples of missionary
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The rapper announced the album with a playful social media trailer featuring two Mormon missionaries arriving at the door of a woman dressed in lingerie.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
James Hooper, of Livonia, who has done missionary work, was declared the winner in the Republican primary.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
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However others, including U.S. missionary Martin Burnham, lost their lives during military rescue attempts.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The rapper announced the album with a playful social media trailer featuring two Mormon missionaries arriving at the door of a woman dressed in lingerie.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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The film centers on Rebecca, the daughter of missionary Lawrence Byrne.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
James Hooper, of Livonia, who has done missionary work, was declared the winner in the Republican primary.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2024
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Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
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Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.al, al, 1 Dec. 2020
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Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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But their indifference to the apostolic authority of the church and complicity with a secular ruling establishment have alienated many ordinary Catholics, who, like many ordinary voters throughout the West, worry that what was once solid is being eroded by negligent leaders.R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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The memorial pays tribute to the 19 special ops soldiers and Navy SEALS killed during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in 2005, including Cupertino residents Matt Axelson and James Suh.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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That keeps casualties low, even in a land war, which is usually very deadly for soldiers and civilians.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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According to Christianity today, a majority of evangelical voters overall, will be casting their vote for Trump.Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But in the evangelical world, that safe spot came with a price.John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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The hot priest advises Eddie to earn forgiveness and stop punishing himself and then suggests that Eddie do something joyful after his penance.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Benedict: Benedict has been in regular rotation ever since St. Benedict founded the Benedictine order of monks in the early middle ages.Anna Moeslein, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
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At Weihenstephan, which was founded as a brewery in 1040 by Benedictine monks, nonalcoholic wheat beer and lager now make up 10% of the volume.Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Missionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionary. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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