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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISSIONARY POSITION

From the belief that missionaries advocated this as the proper position to primitive peoples among whom it was unknown.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MISSIONARY POSITION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISSIONARY POSITION

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Missionary position is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISSIONARY POSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Missionary position

The missionary position or man-on-top position is a sex position usually denoting the act in which a woman lies on her back and a man lies on top of her while they face each other and engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity. Though commonly associated with aspects of heterosexual sexual activity, the sex position is also used by gay and lesbian couples. The missionary position may involve sexual penetration or non-penetrative sex, and its penile-vaginal aspect is an example of ventro-ventral reproductive activity. Variations of the position allow varying degrees of vaginal tightness, clitoral stimulation, depth of penetration, participation on the part of the woman, and the likelihood and speed of orgasm. It is commonly believed that the term missionary position arose in connection to Christian missionaries, who supposedly taught that the position was the only proper way to engage in sexual intercourse. However, the term probably originated from Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male through a confluence of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of historical documents.

Definition of missionary position in the English dictionary

The definition of missionary position in the dictionary is a position for sexual intercourse in which the man lies on top of the woman and they are face to face.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISSIONARY POSITION

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Missionary Ridge
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missionisation
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missionization
missionize
missionizer
missis
missish

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISSIONARY POSITION

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Synonyms and antonyms of missionary position in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «missionary position» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISSIONARY POSITION

Find out the translation of missionary position to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of missionary position from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «missionary position» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

传教士姿势
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

posición del misionero
570 millions of speakers

English

missionary position
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिशनरी स्थिति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

موقف التبشيرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

миссионерская поза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

posição do missionário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিশনারি আসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

position du missionnaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedudukan mubaligh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Missionarstellung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正常位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Posisi misionaris
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vị trí truyền giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிஷனரி நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिशनरी स्थान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Misyoner pozisyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

posizione del missionario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozycja misjonarska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

місіонерська поза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pozitia misionarului
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ιεραποστολική θέση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sendeling posisie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

missions ståndpunkt
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

misjonærstillingen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of missionary position

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSIONARY POSITION»

The term «missionary position» is regularly used and occupies the 56.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSIONARY POSITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «missionary position» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «missionary position» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about missionary position

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISSIONARY POSITION»

Discover the use of missionary position in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to missionary position and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Missionary Position: Mother Theresa in Theory and Practice
Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous and searing study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa -- and it is now available as a Signal deluxe paperback.
Christopher Hitchens, 2012
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The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
Explores the work of Mother Teresa, questioning her association with corrupt and cruel leaders and discussing the way wealthy western society promotes her as a celebrity
Christopher Hitchens, 1995
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The Missionary Position
THE STORY: Pragmatism and piety collide in this political comedy set during a Presidential primary season.
Keith Reddin, 2012
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(Un)doing the missionary position: gender asymmetry in ...
This is the first full-length work of feminist literary criticism of such contemporary Asian American women's writing as Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife, Fae Myenne Ng's Bone, R. A. Sasaki's The Loom and Other Stories, Gish Jen's Typical ...
Phillipa Kafka, 1997
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How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position
Funny and sad, satirical and humane, this novel tells the interlinked stories of three unforgettable men whose trajectories cross in Denmark: the flamboyant Ravi, the fundamentalist Karim, and the unnamed and pragmatic Pakistani narrator.
Tabish Khair, 2014
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The Missionary Position
Angie Benedetto is a smart-mouthed Brooklyn girl who's neighborhood customs chafe her as much as her plaid-flannel Catholic school uniform.
R. E. Dinlocker, 2007
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MeXicana Encounters: The Making of Social Identities on the ...
... the Wlmmaker seems to accomplish his project by centering Pilar Cruz ( Elizabeth Peña), a Chicana, as the female subject of this new multicultural nation. 48 3. Gender, Multiculturalism, and the Missionary Position on the Borderlands.
Rosa Linda Fregoso, 2003
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A missionary's dream, a discussion upon the action of the ...
... but I do wish to raise my voice against the adoption of policy on the representations of men who, from their position in the world, are utterly incapable b of placing themselves for a moment in the missionary's position, INTRODUCTION. xvii.
Missionary, 1880
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The Foreign Missionary
There is no parallelism between the offer of a position in America to Dr. jessup, and the offer of another missionary position to Dr. Calhoun in Syria. Dr Calhoun would have changed his geographical location just sixty miles by removing to ...
‎1880
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The Gospel in All Lands
This view of the Medical Missionary's position must be clearly apprehended before the enterprise can be rightly appreciated. As the agent of a Missionary Society first and foremost must be his missionary qualifications, and from a missionary ...
‎1882

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISSIONARY POSITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term missionary position is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top five reader comments for Wednesday
The nicest way to describe sex is 'earthy'! How emotional can you even get with casual sex? If you're doing the missionary position and making ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Tennessee Titans
The Titans are the most boring dysfunctional franchise in all of sports, they are the missionary position of the NFL. Brian: Somehow Jeff Fisher is ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
3
Meme: “Xena” Not Being Rebooted By NBC, Michael Sam Parties …
So I'm now an expert on the missionary position, and everything went well.'” Free Pride Glasgow has banned drag queens from the event ... «TheBacklot, Jul 15»
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Hump Day: How to consensually conquer hook-up culture coitus
Luckily those lofted beds invite the missionary position, a classic that provides excellent clitoris stimulation for those that have them. Enjoy one ... «UW Badger Herald, Jul 15»
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This is the must-see film at the Durban International Film Festival this …
... from the big city of Khartoum, the refugees – torn between lighter skinned Arab ideals, Christianity and its accompanying missionary position, ... «Channel 24, Jul 15»
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At 76, Actor Ian McKellen Embodies An Older Sherlock In 'Mr. Holmes'
So I'm now an expert on the missionary position, and everything went well. GROSS: We're listening to the interview FRESH AIR contributor ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
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Pastor's Daughter Taps Into The 'Spicy Stuff' To Help Save Marriages
She came to me, and she said, DiShan, I need your help; I don't know how to have sex outside of the missionary position. It was a little weird, ... «Delaware First Media, Jul 15»
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The missionary position at Lac Ste. Anne
Fish on. No question, we were in the missionary position. Next cast I felt a bump and set the hook. Another walleye came over the gunwales. «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
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5 Ways to Celebrate the Takeover of Texas After Jade Helm
... propose mass exhibitions where chosen few prove their worth to the state in orgies of procreative and mercifully brief missionary position sex. «Houston Press, Jul 15»
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No snuggle, no peace
"As I walked up, I observed a man having intercourse with a woman in the missionary position in the front seat," the cop noted. The cop knocked ... «Creative Loafing Atlanta, Jul 15»

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