Father
Father noun - A male human parent.
Missionary and father are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Missionary" instead a noun "Father".
Missionary
Missionary noun - Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.
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Synonyms for Missionary
Father and missionary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Father" instead a noun "Missionary".
Nearby Word: mission
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Foreshadowing / Harsher in Hindsight: Pollyanna's father taught her the Glad Game when a missionary barrel they received contained a pair of crutches instead of a much-wanted doll.
Source: Literature / Pollyanna -
Thangbrandur want to murder Askur as vengence for being expelled from Iceland by Askur's father Thorgeir, despite Askur being made a missionary by the king and sent to christen Iceland.
Source: Film / The Raven Trilogy - In The Waterboy, Bobby Boucher's mother tells him his father was a missionary who died of thirst in the desert.
Source: Deceptive Legacy
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