missionaries

Variant of missionary

missionary definition

mis·sion·ary (-er′ē)

adjective

of or characteristic of missions or missionaries, esp. religious ones

Etymology: ModL (Ec) missionarius

noun pl. missionaries -·ar′·ies

a person sent on a mission, esp. on a religious mission
also missioner mis′·sioner (-ər)

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