early missionaries
Pioneer faith spreaders
Early missionaries refers to the first religious emissaries sent to convert populations in a particular region, typically during colonial expansion.
The phrase usually denotes Christian missionaries of the 16th through 19th centuries who accompanied or preceded colonial settlement: Early missionaries established schools throughout the Pacific islands.
The term can apply to any faith's initial proselytizers in a new territory.
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
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