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Beginning around 1540, an order of Catholic priests known as the Jesuits began to send its members to many parts of the world to convert peoples who believed in other gods to Christianity. Wherever they went, the Catholic missionaries built central buildings for their religious work, and the buildings themselves became known as missions; many 17th-century missions in the American West and Southwest are now preserved as museums. Their foes, the Protestants, soon began sending out their own missionaries, and today Protestant missionaries are probably far more numerous.
Examples of missionary in a Sentence
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Pius was known for promoting the work of missionaries, and in 1923 sent a call out to orders worldwide to gather evidence of the church’s vast reach.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Pope Leo was born in Chicago and gained missionary experience in Peru before serving as the bishop of the city of Chiclayo.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 May 2025
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“Missionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missionary. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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missionary
1 of 2 adjective
missionary
2 of 2 noun
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