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Meanings of missionary in English
A position for sexual intercourse in which a woman lies on her back and a man lies on top of her.
Portuguese
missionário Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.
Synonyms
Examples for "man-on-top position"
Examples for "man-on-top position"
1
Honey, I hope you weren't planning on the standard missionary position.
2
Derek and I shared an equally preppy night of the missionary position the year before.
3
No one's offered her the missionary position for years.'
4
Stein and I were in the missionary position with me on top, drooling contamination into his beard.
5
We were not prepared for the idea of STDs, anything other than the missionary position or female condoms.
Russian
миссионерская деятельность Portuguese
missionário Spanish
misionero cristiano Catalan
missioner Usage of missionary in English
1
Islamic militants often accuse Western aid groups of covert religious missionary work.
2
The Samoan question; furor consularis; missionary squabbles; reasonableness of Minister von Bulow.
3
Hand in hand the missionary and the trader have penetrated the locations.
4
Massé, Father Ennemond, dies at Sillery; first missionary in Canada; monument to.
5
Being the first Monday in the month, it is the missionary prayer-meeting.
6
Here is another from one of the students in the missionary school:
7
The body of the martyred missionary was then solemnly placed in it.
8
The American Protestant-Episcopal Church raised its missionary standard in Liberia in 1836.
9
Wa-on-mon is a great chieftain; the heart of the missionary is grieved.
10
In Ireland, many development and missionary organisations are actively promoting Jubilee 2000.
11
In the first place, the missionary refused absolutely to quit the captives.
12
And now Tamsui came in sight-thenew home of the young missionary.
13
They sent in missionary teams to help local preachers spread the gospel.
14
The descendants of the Pilgrims are thoroughly interested in our missionary work.
15
No missionary could exist in such a climate and in such circumstances.
16
Prominent among the earlier pioneers in the missionary cause was Jemima Bingham.
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Portuguese
Catalan
Missionary through the time
Missionary across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common