missionary Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- reverend
- friar
- monastic
- cleric
- apostle
- ecclesiastic
- pastor
- churchman
- proselytizer
- clerical
- scholar
- student
- evangelist
- minister
- mendicant
- bishop
- clergyman
- preacher
- deacon
- revivalist
- padre
- religious
- chaplain
Weak:
- clergyperson
- shepherd
- adherent
- cur-
- priestess
- advocate
- fan
- devotee
- partisan
- confessor
- father
- loyalist
- supporter
- zealot
- parson
- worshipper
- curate
- diocesan
- prot-g-
- champion
- ideologist
- sectarian
- abb-
- high-priest
- pope
- abbot
- faithful
- dominie
- clerk
- disciple
- acolyte
- worshiper
- presbyter
- divine
- idolater
- dean
- oblate
- admirer
- clergywoman
- monsignor
- prelate
- deaconess
- archpriest
- sky-pilot
- vicar
- archbishop
- holy-joe
- high-priestess
- enthusiast
- rector
Meaning of missionary
missionary (n)
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
missionary (a)
relating to or connected to a religious mission
missionary (n)
One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.
missionary (a.)
Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
FAQs About the word missionary
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program, someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign
soldier,missioner, priest, monk, reverend, friar, monastic, cleric,apostle, ecclesiastic
secular,renegade, renegade, turncoat, defector, leader, secular, traitor, traitor, turncoat
The intrepid missionary ventured deep into the uncharted jungle to spread the gospel.
The devout missionaries dedicated their lives to serving the underprivileged in remote communities.
The missionary's work involved establishing schools and clinics to uplift the local population.
The missionaries faced persecution and hardship, but their unwavering faith sustained them.