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promissionary

promissionary adjective: in favour of religious missionaries.

Adjective

promissionary (comparative more promissionary, superlative most promissionary)

  1. In favour of religious missionaries.
    Antonyms:
    antimissionary

Antonyms of promissionary

Forms of promissionary

comparativemore promissionary
superlativemost promissionary

Origin of promissionary

From pro- + missionary.

Questions about promissionary

What does promissionary mean?
Promissionary means in favour of religious missionaries.
What part of speech is promissionary?
Promissionary is an adjective.

Words near promissionary in the dictionary

  1. promisors
  2. promisory
  3. promissee
  4. promissees
  5. promission
  6. promissionary
  7. promissive
  8. promissives
  9. promissor
  10. promissorily
  11. promissors

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