religious person vs missionary

missionary vs religious person

religious person and missionary both are nouns.

religious person is not an adjective while missionary is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious person	Yes	No	No	No
missionary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, missionary is a hyponym of religious person; that is, missionary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious person:

religious person: a person who manifests devotion to a deity
missionary: someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

Other hyponyms of religious person include religionist, Christian, non-Catholic, Moslem, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindoo, Hindu, abstainer, ascetic, agnostic, anointer, believer, worshiper, worshipper, celibate, church member, churchgoer, coreligionist, Mandaean, Mandean, missioner, Moonie, oblate, Ebionite, Nazarene, novice, novitiate, pagan, Parsee, Parsi, penitent, prayer, supplicant, prophet, religious, religious leader, Sabbatarian, sacrificer, tritheist.

religious person (noun)	missionary (noun)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity	someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
	someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

religious person (adjective)	missionary (adjective)
	relating to or connected to a religious mission

Difference between religious person and missionary

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