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Missionary vs Redemptorist - What's the difference?

missionary | redemptorist |

As a noun missionary

is one who is sent on a mission.

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") *

    redemptorist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori

    • Related terms

    * redeemable * redeemer * redemption * redemptioner * redemptor * redemptory