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• The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld.From the entry netherworld
• I prefer missionary 'cause hitting it from the back feels so impersonal.From the entry hit it from the back
• She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.From the entry zeal
• The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.From the entry spread
• Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.From the entry rescue
• Cowgirl is the inverse of missionary.From the entry inverse
• Peter's Square, saying they must "seek together to be a missionary church.2025 May 8, Lauren Kent, Christopher Lamb, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Kara Fox, “Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and…. From the entry leo
• Mackay was deeply moved by Burns’ words and had since decided to become a missionary in China.2022 January 10, “Rev. George Leslie Mackay”, in Tamsui District Office, New Taipei City Government, archived from the original on 20 Jul…. From the entry Hsiamen
• Later the island was visited by Christian missionaries, and a number of Hawaiians converted to Christianity.2021, David Seal, Sharon K. Smith, World Mythology, Wipf and Stock, page 190. From the entry Pele
• Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 87. From the entry hula
• The practice of hānai was abhorrent to the New England missionaries, who discouraged it.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press 2012, page 8. From the entry hanai
• Soon missionaries coming out of discipled circles will provide most of the force required by new opportunities.2011, Vern Middleton ·, Donald McGavran, His Early Life and Ministry. From the entry discipled
• Like all new missionaries, they spent their first term learning Cantonese and helping in existing churches.2003, Harry B. Ambacher, “New Strategies for a New Decade”, in Under the Shadow of the Dragon: The Growth of God's Church in Hong Kong…. From the entry Mei Foo
• De Pillis, made him the “improbable ‘golden contact’” for Mormon missionaries.2002, Newell G. Bringhurst, “Eldridge Cleaver’s Passage through Mormonism”, in Journal of Mormon History, volume 28, number 1, →JSTOR…. From the entry golden contact
• A significant sector of the Global Nomad population is represented by the 'missionary kids' or 'MK's'.2001, Mary Haden, Jeff Thompson, International education: principles and practice, page 31. From the entry mk
• Ordinarily the missionaries' religion and the slaves' religion were like two ships that pass in the night.1999, Janet Duitsman Cornelius, Slave Missions and the Black Church in the Antebellum South, →ISBN, page 68. From the entry ships that pass in the night
• David and the other missionaries could have made the trip to Chungking on one large boat.1996, George Bishop, Travels in Imperial China: The Explorations and Discoveries of Père David, paperback edition, Cassell, page 120. From the entry Shasi
• All missionaries were to be brought to Beijing by imperial command and then conducted to Guangzhou.1982, Emily Byrne Curtis, “Snuff and Chinese Snuff Bottles: An Historical View”, in Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Edward Choate O'Dell…. From the entry Aomen
• These missionaries must have behaved inamiably because a reaction slowly ripened against them.1958, John A. Arnez, Slovenia in European Affairs: Reflections on Slovenian Political History (Studia Slovenica; 1), New York, N.Y.…. From the entry inamiably
• These missionaries were good people of whose devotion America can be proud.1951, Herbert Hoover, The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Years of Adventure 1874-1920, New York: Macmillan Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 44. From the entry gobi
• No, he must see her next in his glory as a practicing missionary.1949, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 13, in The God-Seeker, New York: Popular Library, page 69. From the entry sermonize
• Three American missionaries were reported today to have disappeared from Shouyang in East Shansi Province.1937 December 14, “AMERICANS VANISH IN CHINA; Missionaries Not Seen Since Leaving Japanese-Held Town”, in The New York Times, →ISSN…. From the entry Shouyang
• Davis, a retired missionary, a veteran in the fourscores of his years.1922, James Edward Carruthers, Memories of an Australian Ministry, 1868 to 1921, page 125. From the entry fourscore
• Sunday school and organized a missionary and a cradle roll club or society.1914 March 7, L. W. Washington, “The Hyde Park News”, in Julius F. Taylor, editor, The Broad Ax, volume XIX, number 24, Chicago, Ill.…. From the entry adviseress
• The Mission Band of North Adams has given successfully a little play, presenting missionaries as characters.1910 July, A. M. H., “Public Meetings for Junior Societies”, in The American Missionary, volume LXIV, number 7, page 301, column 1. From the entry chocolatière
• Lin had harassed the missionary group multiple times.2026 March 11, Massimo Introvigne, “When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan”, in Bitter Winter. From the entry irritant
• In the early days, even ordaining missionaries required approval from Salt Lake City, which became unsustainable as the Church grew.2025 April 7, Rick B, Marion D. Hanks: A Voice to Be Heard. From the entry Salt Lake City
• In order to search for the place for his missionary work, he visited the churches in Kuangchou, Shantou and Hsiamen.2022 January 10, “Rev. George Leslie Mackay”, in Tamsui District Office, New Taipei City Government, archived from the original on 20 Jul…. From the entry Hsiamen
• Yue of Putien hospital in Fukien Province, China are included with Kivebulaya because of their contribution to missionary work.2020, Emma Wild-Wood, “The afterlife of Saint Canon Apolo (1933 onwards)”, in The Mission of Apolo Kivebulaya: Religious Encounter and…. From the entry Putien
• To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do.2016 August 17, Jeremy Courtney, “Three arguments against covert Christian ‘spycraft’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2017. From the entry cia
• For some time, Christian missionaries had been falsely accused of kidnaping Chinese children, gouging out their eyes, and killing them.2014, Eunice V. Johnson, “Shaping China’s Reform Movements, 1891–1910”, in Carol Lee Hamrin, editor, Timothy Richard’s Vision: Education…. From the entry gouge
• Note the intentional miscapitalization on the word “pLatter,” tipping you off that this is a preapocalyptic event, sponsored by Mormon missionaries.2011, Roland Boyle, The Tea Party Guide to Being a Real American, unnumbered page. From the entry miscapitalization
• He also wants the full-time missionaries to attend not only PEC and ward council but also auxiliary meetings.2007 August, R. Val Johnson, “How to Be a Great Member Missionary”, in Ensign, pages 50–55. From the entry pec
• St Philip Neri had specifically intended that the Oratory should be a city-based form of communal and missionary life.2006, Judith F. Champ, William Bernard Ullathorne, 1806–1889: A Different Kind of Monk, →ISBN, page 168. From the entry oratory
• After ten years as a missionary in Luzon, he was sent to Fokien Province in China as a companion to Fr.2005 [1980], John J. Delaney, “Capillas, Bl. Francis”, in Dictionary of Saints, 2nd edition, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 125. From the entry Fokien
• Your missionary needs to remain focused on serving the Lord and the people he or she has come to love.2003 July, Dallas H., Marjorie S. Bradford, “Helping from Home”, in Ensign. From the entry trunky
• They felt, with an eye on Japan, that it could also serve as a point of departure for Spanish missionaries.2003, Henry Kamen, Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 395. From the entry Tan-shui
• They were the kind of Pākehā who, in the eyes of the Protestant missionaries, set a bad example to Māori.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 134. From the entry pakeha

Meaning of missionary

1. noun One who is sent on a mission.
2. noun A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
3. noun A religious messenger.

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Questions about missionary in a sentence

How do you use missionary in a sentence?

Missionary is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.”

What is a short sentence with missionary?

“Cowgirl is the inverse of missionary.”

What does missionary mean?

Missionary means one who is sent on a mission.