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Missionary vs Padre - What's the difference?

missionary | padre |

As a noun missionary

is one who is sent on a mission.

As a proper noun padre is

(baseball) a player on the team the "san diego padres".

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") *

    padre

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A military clergyman.
  • A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

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