missionary work
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmissionaryandwork
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missionary
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɪʃ.ən.ri/us/ˈmɪʃ.er.i/
a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach their religion to the people who ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofmissionaryandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmissionary work
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The officers observed the widely divergent consequences ofmissionarywork, often comparing them with the missions at home.
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It was at the late age of 40 that he felt called tomissionarywork.
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The emphasis is on analysing the characteristics of themissionarywork, its difficulties and gains.
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From the middle of the 1890smissionaryworkwas concentrated on education.
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They aimed to conductmissionaryworkwith more regard to ecclesiastical order and what they regarded as the sacramental principles of the prayer book.
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One important essay sets the tone by examining the two earlier histories and thereby showing how profoundly historical understandings ofmissionaryworkhave changed in the twentieth century.
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I understand thatmissionaryworkcan sometimes cause offence.
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It is not correct, as has been implied, that all the people doing relief work andmissionaryworkremained.
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I cannot understand why they supportmissionaryworkabroad but not, apparently, among the immigrants at home.
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What sort ofmissionaryworkis being done among professional and other organisations?
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I do not know of any solution to this problem except the patientmissionaryworkof the schools.
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We have taken the lead in thismissionarywork.
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But there is a great deal ofmissionaryworkto be done there.
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I hope this is merely an indication of the greatmissionaryworkwe may be able to carry out.
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I am sure that if banks are to be provided for the agricultural community themissionaryworkmust be of a more effective character than hitherto.
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That has not been unknown inmissionaryworkin some parts of the world, but, as far as she is concerned, there was no such element in her activities.
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He became interested in personal evangelism andmissionarywork, as well as the relatively new ecumenical movement.
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He is also known for hismissionarywork, charitable endeavors and volunteerism.
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