MISSIONARY: значение слова

[ˈmɪʃnərɪ]
1. сущ.

1) миссионер; проповедник

2) посланец, посланник, посол Syn : messenger, envoy
2. прил. миссионерский missionary box ≈ ящик для пожертвований

миссионер посланец, посланник миссионерский

missionary миссионер; проповедник ~ миссионерский ~ посланец, посланник

I. noun (plural -aries)
Date: 1625
a person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission,

II. adjective
Date: 1644
relating to, engaged in, or devoted to missions, characteristic of a missionary

missionary position
noun
Etymology: from the name given to the position by Trobriand islanders
Date: 1948
a coital position in which the female lies on her back with the male on top and with his face opposite hers

missionary ridge
geographical name mountain SE Tennessee & NW Georgia SE of Chattanooga