missionary religions

pl. A term employed by Prof. Max Müller, to distinguish Buddhism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity, from Judaism, Brahmanism, and Zoroastrianism, which he called Brahmanara "By mi ionary-religions I meant those in which the spreading of the truth and the conversion of unbelievers are raised to the rank of a sacred duty by the founder or his immediate succe ors." -Max Müller: Chips from a German Workshop , iv. 318. mis-sion-āte (sion as shun), v. i. [Eng. mi ion; -ate.] To act or go on a mi ion.