Convent vs. Missionary

Conventnoun

A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.

Conventnoun

The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.

Conventnoun

(India) A Christian school.

Conventnoun

A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.

Conventnoun

A coming together; a meeting.

Conventverb

(obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.

Conventverb

(obsolete) To meet together; to concur.

Conventverb

(obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.

Conventnoun

A coming together; a meeting.

Conventnoun

An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.

Conventnoun

A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.

Conventverb

To meet together; to concur.

Conventverb

To be convenient; to serve.

Conventverb

To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.

Conventnoun

a religious residence especially for nuns

Conventnoun

a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

Conventnoun

a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows

Conventnoun

a school attached to and run by a convent.

Conventnoun

the building or buildings occupied by a convent

Convent

A convent is a community of either priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, monks or nuns; or the building used by the community, particularly in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican Communion.

Missionarynoun

One who is sent on a mission.

Missionarynoun

A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.

Missionarynoun

(pejorative) A religious messenger.

Missionarynoun

(uncountable) A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse.

Missionaryadjective

Relating to a (religious) mission

Missionarynoun

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

Missionaryadjective

Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.

Missionarynoun

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

Missionarynoun

someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

Missionarynoun

a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Missionaryadjective

relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to promote their faith or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ uses the word when sending the disciples to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used for Christian missions, but can be used for any creed or ideology.The word mission originates from 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem (nom.