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Mission

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Noun

1. foreign mission, mission, missionary post, missionary station

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

2. military mission, mission

an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters

Example Sentences:
'the planes were on a bombing mission'

3. charge, commission, mission

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

Example Sentences:
'a confidential mission to London'
'his charge was deliver a message'

4. mission, missionary work

the organized work of a religious missionary

5. commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation, mission

a group of representatives or delegates

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mission

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noun
1. 
a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people
their mission was to irrigate the desert
2. 
a person's vocation (often in the phrase mission in life)
3. 
a group of persons representing or working for a particular country, business, etc, in a foreign country
4. 
a. 
a special embassy sent to a foreign country for a specific purpose
b. US
a permanent legation
5. 
a. 
a group of people sent by a religious body, esp a Christian church, to a foreign country to do religious and social work
b. 
the campaign undertaken by such a group
6. 
a. 
the work or calling of a missionary
b. 
a building or group of buildings in which missionary work is performed
c. 
the area assigned to a particular missionary
7. 
the dispatch of aircraft or spacecraft to achieve a particular task
8. 
a church or chapel that has no incumbent of its own
9. 
a charitable centre that offers shelter, aid, or advice to destitute or underprivileged people
10. (modifier)
of or relating to an ecclesiastical mission
a mission station
11. South Africa
a long and difficult process
12. (modifier) US
(of furniture) in the style of the early Spanish missions of the southwestern US
verb
13. (transitive)
to direct a mission to or establish a mission in (a given region)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Mission

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noun
1. 
a sending out or being sent out with authority to perform a special service
; specif.,
a. 
the sending out of persons by a religious organization to preach, teach, and convert
b. 
the sending out of persons to a foreign government to conduct negotiations
c. 
the work done by such persons
2. 
a. 
a group of persons sent by a religious body to spread its religion, esp. in a foreign land
b. 
its organization, headquarters, or place of residency
c.  [pl.]
organized missionary work
3. 
a group of persons sent to a foreign government to conduct negotiations; diplomatic delegation; embassy
4. 
a group of technicians, specialists, etc. sent to a foreign country
5. 
the special duty or function for which someone is sent as a messenger or representative; errand
6. 
the special task or purpose for which a person is apparently destined in life; calling
7. 
any charitable, educational, or religious organization for helping persons in need
8. 
a series of special religious services designed to increase faith or bring about conversion
9. 
a district without a church of its own, served by a nearby church
10.  US, Military
a specific combat operation assigned to an individual or unit; esp., a single combat flight by an airplane or group of airplanes
adjective
11. 
of a mission or missions
12.  US
of or in the style of the early Spanish missions in the SW U.S.; specif., designating a type of heavy, dark furniture with simple, square lines
verb transitive
13. 
to send on a mission
14. 
to establish a religious mission in (district) or among (a people)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mission

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n.
1.
a. A special assignment given to a person or group: an agent on a secret mission.
b. A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit.
c. An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives: a mission to Mars.
2. An ambition or purpose that is assumed by a person or group: felt it was his mission in life to help the poor.
3.
a. A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country.
b. The business with which such a body of persons is charged.
c. A permanent diplomatic office abroad.
d. A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.
4.
a. A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance.
b. A mission established abroad.
c. The district assigned to a mission worker.
d. A building or compound housing a mission.
e. An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory.
f. missions Missionary duty or work.
5. A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization.
6. A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district.
tr.v. mis·sioned, mis·sion·ing, mis·sions
1. To send (someone) on a mission.
2. To organize or establish a religious mission among (a people) or in (an area).
adj.
1. Of or relating to a mission.
2. Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California.
3. often Mission Of or relating to a furniture style originating during the Arts and Crafts Movement and characterized by sturdy, angular, solid wood construction.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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