mission
see also: Mission
Pronunciation Noun
Mission
Proper noun
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see also: Mission
Pronunciation Noun
mission
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
- (in the plural, "the missions") third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis
- In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis
- (obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
- Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.
- mess
- message
- messenger
- missile
- missionary
- missive
- admit
- admission
- admissible
- commit
- commission
- demit
- demission
- demiss
- emit
- emission
- intermit
- intermission
- manumit
- manumission
- omit
- permit
- premise
- pretermit
- promise
- remit
- submit
- surmise
- transmit
mission (missions, present participle missioning; past and past participle missioned)
- (transitive) To send on a mission.
- do missionary work, proselytize
Mission
Proper noun
- A district municipality in British Columbia, Canada.
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