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Missionary vs Missionarylike - What's the difference?

missionary | missionarylike |

As a noun missionary

is one who is sent on a mission.

As an adjective missionarylike is

resembling or characteristic of a missionary.

missionary

English

Noun

(missionaries)
  • One who is sent on a mission.
  • A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.
    • A Muslim missionary was just trying to convert me to Islam .
  • (pejorative) A religious messenger.
  • (uncountable) A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "missionary") *

    missionarylike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a missionary.