missionary
verb
- to act as a missionary, do missionary work
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L338470 on Wikidata ↗noun
- religious evangelist
- sex position
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/ / /ˈmɪʃ.ən(ə).ɹɪ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English mission Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English missionary From mission + -ary.
- Relating to a (religious) mission.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English mission Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English missionary From mission + -ary.
- One who is sent on a mission.
“Near-synonym: emissary”
- A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
“A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion.”
- A religious messenger.
- The missionary position for sexual intercourse.
“My boyfriend only cums during missionary.”
- Sexual intercourse in the missionary position.