foreign missionaries
Religious workers abroad
Foreign missionaries are people sent by religious organizations to spread their faith in countries other than their own.
The term typically refers to Christian evangelists working abroad, though it applies to proselytizers of any religion.
Missionaries often combine religious teaching with humanitarian work—building schools, hospitals, or wells.
Foreign missionaries have been active in sub-Saharan Africa since the colonial era.
The phrase can carry undertones of cultural imposition, particularly in postcolonial contexts.
- evangelistsZealous advocates for causes
- proselytizingSeeking converts zealously
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- BibleChristian sacred writings
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- Korean Christianityfasting prayer, dawn prayer
foreign missionariesforeign correspondents
Reporters based in other countries
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