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1 missionary
plural - missionaries; noun (a person who is sent to teach and spread a particular religion.) misioneromissionary n misionerotr['mɪʃənərɪ]noun (pl missionaries)1 misionero,-a1 misionero,-amissionary ['mɪʃə.nɛri] adj: misioneroadj.• misionero, -a adj.n.• misionero s.m.'mɪʃəneri, 'mɪʃənərinoun misionero, -ra m,f['mɪʃǝnrɪ]1.N (Rel) misionero(-a) m / f2.CPDmissionary position N — hum postura f del misionero
missionary society N — sociedad f misionera
missionary zeal N — fervor m apostólico
* * *['mɪʃəneri, 'mɪʃənəri]noun misionero, -ra m,f -
2 missionary
adj.1 misioner, perteneciente a las misiones.2 misional, misionero, apostólico.s.misionero(a) (religión) (plural missionaries) -
3 missionary position
s.postura del misionero. -
4 missionary sale
s.venta misionera. -
5 missionary society
s.sociedad misionera. -
6 missionary worker
s.trabajador misionero. -
7 missionary zeal
s.fervor apostólico. -
8 misionero
misionero
◊ -ra adjetivomissionary ( before n) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino missionary
misionero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino missionary ' misionero' also found in these entries: Spanish: misionera English: missionary -
9 mission
'miʃən1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) misión2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) misión3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) delegación, misión4) (a place where missionaries live.) misión5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) misión•mission n misióntr['mɪʃən]1 (task) misión nombre femenino2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL misión nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmission accomplished misión cumplidamission control centro de controlmission ['mɪʃən] n1) : misión f (mandada por una iglesia)2) delegation: misión f, delegación f, embajada f3) task: misión fn.• misión s.f.'mɪʃən1)a) ( task) misión fb) (vocation, aim) misión f2) ( group of delegates) misión f, delegación f3) ( Relig) misión f['mɪʃǝn]1. N1) (=duty, purpose etc) misión f2) (=people on mission) misión f3) (Rel) (=building) misión f2.CPDmission control N — centro m de control
mission controller N — controlador(a) m / f de (la) misión
mission statement N — (Comm, Ind) (of a business) declaración f de objetivos; (of an organization) declaración f de intenciones
* * *['mɪʃən]1)a) ( task) misión fb) (vocation, aim) misión f2) ( group of delegates) misión f, delegación f3) ( Relig) misión f -
10 apostólico
apostólico
◊ -ca adjetivoapostolic ' apostólico' also found in these entries: Spanish: nuncio English: missionary -
11 misionera
misionero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino missionary -
12 missionaries
plural; see missionary
См. также в других словарях:
Missionary — Mis sion*ary, n.; pl. {Missionaries}. [Cf. F. missionnaire. See {Mission}, n.] One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Missionary apostolic}, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Missionary — Mis sion*a*ry, a. Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
missionary — ► NOUN (pl. missionaries) ▪ a person sent on a religious mission. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or characteristic of a missionary or religious mission … English terms dictionary
missionary — [n] person who aids, does religious work apostle, clergy, clergyperson, converter, evangelist, herald, messenger, minister, missioner, pastor, preacher, promoter, propagandist, proselytizer, revivalist, teacher; concepts 361,416 … New thesaurus
missionary — [mish′ənərmish′əner΄ē] adj. [ModL (Ec) missionarius] of or characteristic of missions or missionaries, esp. religious ones n. pl. missionaries a person sent on a mission, esp. on a religious mission: also missioner [mish′ənər] … English World dictionary
Missionary — For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development.[1][2]… … Wikipedia
missionary — mis|sion|a|ry1 [ˈmıʃənəri US neri] n plural missionaries someone who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity and persuade them to become Christians missionary 2 missionary2 adj [only before noun] 1.) relating to the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
missionary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign ▪ pioneer ▪ evangelical, medical ▪ Catholic, Protestant, etc … Collocations dictionary
missionary — {{11}}missionary (adj.) sent on a mission, 1640s, from Mod.L. missionarius pertaining to a mission, from L. missionem (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). {{12}}missionary (n.) 1650s, from MISSIONARY (Cf. missionary) (adj.). Missionary position attested… … Etymology dictionary
missionary — [[t]mɪ̱ʃənri, neri[/t]] missionaries 1) N COUNT A missionary is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Missionary is used to describe the activities of missionaries. You should be in… … English dictionary
missionary — UK [ˈmɪʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmɪʃ(ə)nˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms missionary : singular missionary plural missionaries someone who has been sent to a place by a religious organization to teach the people there about a particular religion a… … English dictionary