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MISH-uh-nree/ˈmɪʃənri/

A missionary is a person sent to promote a religion, often abroad: a missionary diary; missionary work. Priest / imam are local roles; explorer is secular. The diary is a source, not a census. Adjective: missionary (missionary zeal). Mix-up: mission is a task (already elsewhere); mercenary works for pay. Do not treat a missionary source as a neutral count.

Meaning

A person sent to promote a religion, often abroad.

Examples

• “The missionary diary is a source, not a neutral census.”
• “Missionary schools featured in the empire unit, which is the institution sense.”

Good to know

a missionary; missionary work / zeal. Task noun: mission. Trap: mercenary. History, RS, and source work. Faith envoy, not a hired soldier.

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