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missionaries

Syllables: mis·sion·ariesUK/ˈmɪʃən(ə)ɹiz/US/ˈmɪʃəˌnɛɹiz/

missionaries is the plural of missionary.

Meaning of missionary

Noun

missionary (countable and uncountable, plural missionaries)

  1. One who is sent on a mission.
    • Near-synonym: emissary
    Synonyms:
    emissary
  2. A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
    • A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.
  3. (derogatory) A religious messenger.
  4. (uncountable) The missionary position for sexual intercourse.
    • My boyfriend only cums during missionary.
  5. (slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse in the missionary position.

See all 6 meanings of missionary

Phrases with missionaries

Questions about missionaries

What is missionaries the plural of?
Missionaries is the plural of missionary.
How do you pronounce missionaries?
Missionaries is pronounced /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛɹiz/ (US).

Words near missionaries in the dictionary

  1. missionality
  2. missionally
  3. missionar
  4. missionaress
  5. missionaresses
  6. missionaries
  7. missionaries and cannibals problem
  8. missionaries and cannibals problems
  9. missionarily
  10. missionarise
  11. missionarize

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