missionary

== English == === Etymology === From mission + -ary. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃ.ən(ə).ɹɪ/ Hyphenation: mis‧sion‧ary === Noun === missionary (countable and uncountable, plural missionaries) One who is sent on a mission. Near-synonym: emissary (religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity). (derogatory) A religious messenger. (uncountable) The missionary position for sexual intercourse. (uncountable, slang) Sexual intercourse in the missionary position. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Māori: Mihinare → English: Mihanere → Mokilese: mijneri ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === missionary (not comparable) Relating to a (religious) mission. ==== Translations ==== === See also === missionary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Missionary (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia