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- pronunciation:
- mI
sh
neI
ri
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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missionaries |
| definition: |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve.
The missionary set up a clinic in the jungle.- synonyms:
- apostle
- similar words:
- ambassador, minister, preacher
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minister |
The word missionary
contains the following part:
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
  Example words:
admission, admit, admittance, commission, commissioner, commit, committee, compromise, dismiss, emission, emit, missile, mission, missionary, omit, permission, permit, premise, promise, promising, remission, submit, transmission, transmit, transmitter
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