missionary

One who is sent on a mission, especially one sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.

One who attempts to persuade or convert others to a particular program, doctrine, or set of principles; a propagandist.

Of or relating to missions or missionaries.

Engaged in the activities of a mission or missionary.

Tending to propagandize or use insistent persuasion.

Relating or pertaining to missions, especially Christian missions; proper to one sent on a mission; characteristic of a propagandist: as, a missionary society or meeting; missionary funds; missionary work; missionary zeal or energy.

One who is sent upon a mission; an envoy or messenger.

Specifically, a person sent by ecclesiastical authority to labor for the propagation of his religious faith in a community where his church has no self-supporting indigenous organization; hence, any propagandist.

One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.

a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.