In Christianity, apostles were missionaries among the leaders in the Early Church and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ himself.
missionary, missioner (noun)
someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
Hypernyms
- religious person
a person who manifests devotion to a deity
- religious person
Derivationally Related Forms
- mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work - deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
a group of representatives or delegates - mission, missionary work
the organized work of a religious missionary - mission, charge, commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
- mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission
Related To
- Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) - Marquette, Jacques Marquette, Pere Jacques Marquette
French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) - Paul, Saint Paul, St Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul The Apostle, Apostle Of The Gentiles, Saul, Saul Of Tarsus
a Christian missionary to the Gentiles - Schweitzer, Albert Schweitzer
French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) - Serra, Junipero Serra, Miguel Jose Serra
Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784) - Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia)
- Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
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