Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "missionary" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

antimissionary missionaries and cannibals problem missionarily missionary bishop missionary linguist missionary position missionary rector missionary zeal missionary-linguist missionarying missionaryism missionaryize missionarylike missionaryship nonmissionary premissionary unmissionary

Derived From

mission

Desires

people to believe religion

Context

pejorative

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

instructor religious person teacher

Type Of (IsA)

adult worker religionist religious person teacher worker

Related Terms

emissary emission

Related Terms

creed mission missionary position religion sexual intercourse

Synonym Network

missional

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.