6 sentences with 'missionaries'
Example sentences and phrases with the word missionaries and other words derived from it.
• « His father, Loth, a devout Christian who was trained as a teacher by Protestant missionaries, was also a station master on the Benguela Railway, a railroad that his guerrilla son would eventually put out of service. »
• « Arianism quickly took root among many people, especially among the northern Germanic tribes, where Arian Christian missionaries made great inroads. Thus, Arianism quickly became the greatest and most persistent heresy of the early Christian church. »
• « In Eastern Europe, small kingdoms and poor farmers welcomed rival missionaries preaching slightly different versions of Christianity. »
• « Muhammad sent missionaries and soldiers throughout Arabia, as well as to foreign powers such as Byzantium and Persia. By the time of his death in 632, Muhammad had gathered most of the Arab tribes under his leadership and had willingly converted to Islam. »
• « Conversion to Christianity often took place both because of the amazing perseverance of Christian missionaries and the desire of non-Christians for better political relations with Christians. »