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missionary (s) (noun), missionaries (pl)
1. Someone who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or a foreign country.
2. Someone who attempts to persuade or to convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist.
3. Tending to propagandize or to use insistent persuasion.
This entry is located in the following units: -ary (page 8) miss-, mis-, -miss, -mis, mit-, mitt-, -mit, -mitt (page 4)
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The missionary impulse
Impulse: A sudden strong desire to do something suddenly and without thinking about the results of such an action.

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