as in missionary
a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)
The church has a program in which volunteers spend one year abroad as missioners.
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Recent Examples of missioner
Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.
—al, 1 Dec. 2020
After 15 years of doing mission promotion and spending time as a missioner in Tanzania East Africa, by special agreement with the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles and the Archbishop of Hartford, Fr.
—courant.com, 23 July 2019
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.
—al, 1 Dec. 2020
After 15 years of doing mission promotion and spending time as a missioner in Tanzania East Africa, by special agreement with the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles and the Archbishop of Hartford, Fr.
—courant.com, 23 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missioner
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In 2013, the city publicly apologized to a group of Christian missionaries who were arrested at the annual Arab International Festival.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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How faith played out in a clash of societies Protestant missionaries had long been attached to the Haudenosaunee.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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And, over time, fewer new European priests arrived in Kongo, making translation less necessary.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 July 2025
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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Verny, who is currently the bishop of Chambery, France, has been a member of the commission since 2022 and heads the child protection council of the bishops conference in France, where the church has been rocked by revelations of decades and abuse by priests and bishops.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Leo’s old diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, meanwhile, is waiting for their bishop to come home, and then there’s Argentina, which never got a papal visit from the first-ever Argentine pope.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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“Missioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missioner. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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