| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun missionary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (missionarily) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective missionary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (missionary) |
1. Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program.[Wordnet]. 2. Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.[Wordnet]. 3. One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Missionaries" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Divine Word Missionaries | The Divine Word Missionaries, also known as THE SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE WORD, were founded in 1875 by Saint Arnold Janssen. They are an international order of brothers, priests and seminarians numbering more than 6,000 members in more than 60 countries. Members usually live in multicultural communities reflecting their rich ethnic diversity.They are committed to spreading the Good News of Jesus through dialogue with the poor & marginalised, peoples of different faiths and faith seekers, putting the social justice teaching of the Church into practice in parishes and other areas, encouraging use of the Sacred Scriptures. Their Australian Congregational Leader can be contacted at: soverdi@iimetro.com. (references) | ||
| Missionaries and cannibals problem | The missionaries and cannibals problem is a logic puzzle commonly used as an example of using abstract concepts to solve a problem. It was made famous within the field of artificial intelligence by Saul Amarel, who used the problem as an example in a paper on problem representation. (references) | ||
| Missionaries of Charity | Missionaries of Charity is a Catholic religious order established in 1950 by Nobel Peace Prize (1979) Winner Mother Teresa to tend to the sick and dying, especially, "the poorest of the poor". Order has been founded in 1950. The order currently consists of over 4,500 nuns and is active in 133 countries. Members of the order designate their affiliation using the order's initials, MC. (references) | ||
| Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo | Founded by John Baptist Scalabrini, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy (d. 1 June 1905); approved in principle by Leo XIII in a Brief dated 25 November 1887; constitution definitively approved by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda, 3 October 1908. The expediency of providing for the spiritual — and also, in some degree, for the temporal — needs of Italian emigrants to America was forcibly brought home to Bishop Scalabrini by the pathetic spectacle of a number of such emigrants waiting in the great railway station of Milan. Acting upon this inspiration, and encouraged by Cardinal Simeoni, then Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda, the bishop acquired at Piacenza a residence which he converted into The Christopher Columbus Apostolic Institution, forming there a community of priests which was to be the nucleus of a new congregation. (references) | ||
| Missionaries of the Precious Blood | Missionaries of the Precious Blood is a Catholic Society of the Apostolic Life. (references) | ||
| Mormon missionaries | Mormon Missionaries are called by a committee at the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to serve for a period of two years. As the New Testament offers, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations (Matt. 28: 19-20). From the beginning of the Latter-day Saint Church, men and women have been volunteering for extended periods to teach people about their tradition. Today it is common for young LDS men who are 19 years old to leave on a mission for two years. Some are called to missions within the United States, and some are called to serve internationally. Women often serve missions also, but unfortunately they are asked to make marriage and starting a family the first priority. For this reason, women may serve a mission only after they reach the age of 21 and normally serve for a period of 18 months. Women are allowed to serve in the same mission zones and districts as men, but are required to have a female companions. Likewise, Men may only have a male companions. Today, LDS missionaries often are fully supported financially by their parents or home congregation. (references) | ||
| Oregon missionaries | The Oregon missionaries were collectively the religious-minded pioneers who settled in the Oregon Country of North America starting in the 1830s with the intent of converting local Native Americans to Christianity. Such missionaries had an enormous influence on the early settlement of the region, establishing institutions that became the foundation of United States settlement of the Pacific Northwest. (references) | ||
| Roman Catholic missionaries | Roman Catholic missionaries traveled through the New World in hopes of many saved and convert souls.They served as mediators of the indigenous people and the Spanish government. The church prospered financially because of the trustworthy behavior of the missionaries and indigenous people. (references) | ||
| Society of the Divine Word Missionaries | The Steyler Fathers (lat. Societas Verbi Divini, SVD, i.e. Society of the Divine Word) constitute a catholic missionary congregation, founded by the holy Arnold Janssen in 1875. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Missions and Missionaries | Health | To be used for articles pertaining to medical activities carried out by personnel in institutions which are administered by a religious organization. (references) | |
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | مبشّرون (missionaries, missionary), مُرْسَل دِينِيّ (missionaries, missionary), تَبْشِيرِيّ (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | مبشّرون (missionaries, missionary), مُرْسَل دِينِيّ (missionaries, missionary), تَبْشِيرِيّ (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | مبشّرون (missionaries, missionary), مُرْسَل دِينِيّ (missionaries, missionary), تَبْشِيرِيّ (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | penyebar agama (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Basque | misiolari mormoiak (missionaries). Additional references: Basque, Spain, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | misionarima (missionaries), misionari (missionaries), misijní (missionary, missionaries, missioner), misionáři (missionaries, evangelists). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | incumbir de (missionaries), missionários (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | missionærer (missionaries). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | misionarima (missionaries), misionari (missionaries), misijní (missionary, missionaries, missioner), misionáři (missionaries, evangelists). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 传教士 (missionary, preacher, preachers, church-man, cleric). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 傳教士 (missionary, church-man, cleric, missionaries, missioner). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Croatian | misionarima (missionaries). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | misionarima (missionaries), misionari (missionaries), misijní (missionary, missionaries, missioner), misionáři (missionaries, evangelists). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | misionar (missionary, missionaries, apostle). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | missionærer (missionaries). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | missionærer (missionaries). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | مبلغ دين (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Missionare (missionaries), Missionäre (missionaries). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | missionarissen (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Euskera | misiolari mormoiak (missionaries). Additional references: Euskera, Spain, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | lähetti (bishop, missionary, bishops, envoy, envoys). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | missionnaires (missionaries). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | missionnaires (missionaries). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Missionare (missionaries), Missionäre (missionaries). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | ιεραποστολικόσ (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | ierapostolikos (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | רנויסימ (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | مبشّرون (missionaries, missionary), مُرْسَل دِينِيّ (missionaries, missionary), تَبْشِيرِيّ (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Missionare (missionaries), Missionäre (missionaries). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Missionare (missionaries), Missionäre (missionaries). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | misszionárius (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | penyebar agama (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | missionari (missionaries). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | רנויסימ (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 伴天連 (Christianity, Portuguese missionaries, Portuguese missionaries Christianity, Portuguese), ばてれん (Portuguese missionaries Christianity), 神言会 (Society of the Divine Word Missionaries), 神の愛の宣教者会 (Missionaries of Charity). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kisuaheli | mpelekwa (missionary, missionaries, courier, delegate, envoy). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiswahili | mpelekwa (missionary, missionaries, courier, delegate, envoy). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | misszionárius (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | misionar (missionary, missionaries, apostle). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | misjonærer (missionaries). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | مبلغ دين (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | مبلغ دين (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | مبلغ دين (missionaries, missionary). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | apostolstwo (missionaries, missionary, apostolate). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | apostolstwo (missionaries, missionary, apostolate). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | apostolstwo (missionaries, missionary, apostolate). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | missionárias (missionaries), incumbir de (missionaries), missionários (missionary, missionaries). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | misionar (missionary, missionaries, apostle). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | misionar (missionary, missionaries, apostle). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | missionärer (missionaries). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | миссионеры (missionaries). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | missionery (missionaries). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | миссионеры (missionaries). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | missionery (missionaries). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | missionærer (missionaries). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | misioneros (missionaries). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | lähetti (bishop, missionary, bishops, envoy, envoys). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | lähetti (bishop, missionary, bishops, envoy, envoys). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | missionärer (missionaries). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swahili | mpelekwa (missionary, missionaries, courier, delegate, envoy). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | missionärer (missionaries). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | misyoner (missionary, missionaries, evangelist). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vascuense | misiolari mormoiak (missionaries). Additional references: Vascuense, Spain, missionaries. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “missionaries” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | mathagissathagionathagarathagies (missionaries). Additional references: Athag, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | magissagionagaragies (missionaries). Additional references: Double Dutch, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | //.|zz|()//@|2|£z (missionaries). Additional references: Leet, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | mopissopionoparopies (missionaries). Additional references: Oppish, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | issionariesmay (missionaries). Additional references: Pig Latin, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | missionrii (missionaries). Additional references: Terran B, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | mubissubionubarubies (missionaries). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, missionaries. (volunteer) | |||
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