"missionarying" meaning in English

See missionarying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: missionary + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|missionary|ing}} missionary + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} missionarying (uncountable)
  1. The religious work of a missionary. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-missionarying-en-noun-fixu4Xl0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

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