missional

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a religious mission; missionary.

“Churches should develop a missional posture for engaging in God's mission.”

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missionary
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English mission ← Latin missiō →
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Meanings

adjectivemissional (comparative more missional, superlative most missional)

comparative more missional · superlative most missional

  1. Of or pertaining to a religious mission; missionary.

    Churches should develop a missional posture for engaging in God's mission.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or connected to a religious mission

Similar
missionary
Also see
missionary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  4. Proto-Italic*meitō
  5. Old Latinmītō
  6. Latinmittō
  7. Latinmissiō
  8. Englishmission
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishmissional

From mission + -al.

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APA

missional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missional

MLA

“missional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missional.

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