Antimission

/ˌæntiːˈmɪʃən/ adjective

Definition

Opposed to or against religious missionary work or the spread of a particular faith through missions.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + mission (from Latin mittere 'to send'). Used historically to describe opposition to religious conversion efforts.

Kelly Says

Indigenous peoples who were antimission weren't necessarily against religion itself—they were resisting outsiders forcing their beliefs on them and destroying indigenous cultures!

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