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missionary

noun as in person who aids, does religious work

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The religious organisation hit by hackers was described as one which "previously sent missionaries to China and was openly critical of the PRC government".

From BBC

Brannon Patrick, a local therapist who had worked with Hildebrandt, says in the doc that Mormons strive for perfection, and showing the world how perfect their lives are can be considered missionary work.

She brought in missionaries and lived with them, women having hardships for whatever reason, brought them into our home, helped raise their kids who became my play uncles and aunts.

The very first European settlers to the state, Spanish missionaries, were confronted by damaging earthquakes.

From Salon

We meet by the harbour, under the bronze statue of Hans Egede, the 18th century missionary widely seen here as the man who opened the way to colonisation.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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