English

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Etymology

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From missionary +‎ -ing.

Noun

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missionarying (uncountable)

  1. The religious work of a missionary.
    • 1950, Robert Lewis Taylor, The Running Pianist, page 212:
      In her wildest dreams of missionarying, the former Miss Zuercher had never looked forward to anything quite like her new home. The doctor's autobiography contains a detailed description of the early Dodge City.