Missionarying

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The religious work of a missionary. uncountable

    "In her wildest dreams of missionarying, the former Miss Zuercher had never looked forward to anything quite like her new home. The doctor's autobiography contains a detailed description of the early Dodge City."

Example

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"In her wildest dreams of missionarying, the former Miss Zuercher had never looked forward to anything quite like her new home. The doctor's autobiography contains a detailed description of the early Dodge City."

Etymology

From missionary + -ing.

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