different between missionary vs envoy

English

Etymology

mission +? -ary

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m????n???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m???n(?)??/
• Hyphenation: mis?sion?ary

Noun

missionary (countable and uncountable, plural missionaries)

1. One who is sent on a mission.
2. A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.

3. (derogatory) A religious messenger.
4. (uncountable) The missionary position for sexual intercourse.

Derived terms

• antimissionary
• missionary position

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Adjective

missionary (not comparable)

1. Relating to a (religious) mission

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See also

• missionary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Missionary (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??n.v??/, /??n.v??/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n.v??/

Noun

envoy (plural envoys)

1. (law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
3. a representative.
4. a diplomat.
5. a messenger.
6. (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi: a short stanza at the end of a poem

Synonyms

• (diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary

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