MISSIONARY Synonyms
3 hypernyms for missionary. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISSIONARY
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apostle | noun n | |||||
noun • any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people • an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform • (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel | ||||||
| cleric | noun n | |||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||
| envoy | noun n | |||||
noun • a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador • someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else • a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry | ||||||
| evangelist | noun n | |||||
noun • a preacher of the Christian gospel • (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John | ||||||
| messenger | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who carries a message | ||||||
| minister | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship • a person appointed to a high office in the government • a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador • the job of a head of a government department verb • attend to the wants and needs of others • work as a minister | ||||||
| preacher | noun n | |||||
noun • someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | ||||||
| proselytizer | noun n | |||||
No meanings yet for this word...
| ||||||
| missional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • relating to or connected to a religious mission | ||||||
| missioner | noun n | |||||
noun • someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country | ||||||