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1. (n.) mission
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide technical assistance, or the like.
2. mission
a specific task that a person or group of persons is sent to perform.
3. mission
a permanent diplomatic establishment abroad; embassy.
4. mission
a group of persons sent by a church to carry on religious work, esp. evangelization in foreign lands, and often to establish schools, hospitals, etc.
5. mission
the place of work of such persons, or the territory of their responsibility.
6. mission
a military operational task, usu. assigned by a higher headquarters:
a bombing mission.
7. mission
an aerospace operation designed to carry out the goals of a specific program.
8. mission
an allotted or self-imposed duty or task; calling:
one's mission in life.
9. mission
a place for evangelical and philanthropic work, esp. in a poor urban area.
10. mission
a series of special religious services for increasing religious devotion and for conversion.
11. mission
a church or region with a nonresident minister or priest.
12. (adj.) mission
of or pertaining to a mission.
13. mission
(usu. cap.) of or designating a style of U.S. furniture of the early 20th century, developed in supposed imitation of the furnishings of Spanish missions in California and characterized by simple, rectilinear shapes and the use of dark, stained oak.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L missiō a sending off =mitt(ere) to send +-tiō -tion)
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| Definition of 'MIssion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
2. (noun) mission, military mission
an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
"the planes were on a bombing mission"
3. (noun) mission, charge, commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
4. (noun) mission, missionary work
the organized work of a religious missionary
5. (noun) deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
a group of representatives or delegates
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1. (noun) mission
an official job or an important duty
soldiers on a mission; a peace-keeping mission; Our mission is to keep the public safe.
2. mission
a flight into space
the space shuttle's next mission
3. mission
a place where Christianity is taught, or the work of teaching Christianity
a mission in the mountains of India
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| Definition of 'MIssion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MIssion
the act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission
2. (noun) MIssion
that with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission
3. (noun) MIssion
persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy
4. (noun) MIssion
an assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries
5. (noun) MIssion
an organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches
6. (noun) MIssion
a course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers
7. (noun) MIssion
dismission; discharge from service
8. (verb) MIssion
to send on a mission
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| Definition of 'MIssion' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. MIssion
1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore. 2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. 3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular task.
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Sense: a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent
His mission was to seek help.
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 Afrikaans: doel, sending |
 Arabic: مُهِمَّه |
 Bulgarian: мисия |
 Brazilian: missão |
 Czech: poslání, úkol |
 German: der Auftrag |
 Danish: opgave |
 Greek: αποστολή |
 Spanish: misión |
 Estonian: ülesanne |
 Farsi: ماموریت |
 Finnish: komennus |
 French: mission |
 Hebrew: מְשִׂימָה |
 Hindi: शिष्टमंडल |
 Croatian: misija, zadaća |
 Hungarian: küldetés |
 Indonesian: misi |
 Icelandic: ætlunarverk, erindi |
 Italian: missione |
 Japanese: 任務 |
 Korean: 임무 |
 Lithuanian: misija, uždavinys |
 Latvian: misija; uzdevums |
 Malay: misi |
 Dutch: opdracht |
 Norwegian: oppgave,ærend, oppdrag |
 Polish: misja, zadanie |
 Persian: ماموریت |
 Pashto: دنده، ماموريت |
 Portuguese: missão |
 Romanian: misiune |
 Russian: задание |
 Slovak: poslanie,úloha |
 Slovenian: poslanstvo |
 Serbian: misija |
 Swedish: uppdrag |
 Thai: วัตถุประสงค์ |
 Turkish: görev, vazife |
 Taiwanese: 使命 |
 Ukrainian: місія, доручення |
 Urdu: مہم |
 Vietnamese: sứ mệnh |
 Chinese: 使命 |
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