mission

Meaning

Noun

1. A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
2. Religious evangelism.
3. Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
4. An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
5. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
6. (obsolete) Dismissal; discharge from service
7. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
8. An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
9. (slang) A drug run.

Verb

1. To send on a mission.
2. To do missionary work, proselytize.

Concepts

mission

task

assignment

commission

errand

delegation

message

job

deputation

charge

duty

embassy

function

work

representation

business trip

messenger

envoy

business

legation

missionary work

delegacy

foreign mission

missionary post

missionary station

mandate

use

destiny

sphere of activity

activity

goal

objective

purpose

calling

military mission

bearer

familiar spirit

going as envoy

tamer

trainer

usage

delegate

one’s nature

talents

office

machine

representative

affair

chore

destination

end

end objective

final intention

target

intention

official journey

vocation

body of delegates

agency

transmission

obligation

consignment

postage

shipment

shipping

devoir

trip

lesson

occupation

place

situation

church

goals

responsibilities

evangelism

expedition

propagation

object

settlement

community

group

party

official duty

sending

arraignment

bill of indictment

mish

missions

prosecution

Hyphenated as

mis‧sion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪʃn̩/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).

Sentences

The mission begins as planned .