Definitions for Mission
ˈmɪʃ ənmis·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 6 votes

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

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

2. mission, military missionnoun

   an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters

   "the planes were on a bombing mission"

3. mission, charge, commissionnoun

   a special assignment that is given to a person or group

   "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

4. mission, missionary worknoun

   the organized work of a religious missionary

5. deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, missionnoun

   a group of representatives or delegates

GCIDERate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. Missionnoun

   Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy; as, the Russian mission to the United Nations.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 9 votes

1. missionnoun

   A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.

2. missionnoun

   Religious evangelism.

3. missionnoun

   (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.

4. missionnoun

   (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

5. missionverb

   To send to a mission.

6. Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Missionnoun

   Etymology: missio, Latin.

   1. Commission; the state of being sent by supreme authority.

   Her son tracing the desart wild,
   All his great work to come before him set,
   How to begin, how to accomplish best,
   His end of being on earth, and mission high. John Milton, Pa. Reg.

   The divine authority of our mission, and the powers vested in us by the high-priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, are publickly disputed and denied. Francis Atterbury.

   2. Persons sent on any account, usually to propagate religion.

   In these ships there should be a mission of three of the brethren of Solomon’s house, to give us knowledge of the sciences, manufactures, and inventions of all the world, and bring us books and patterns; and that the brethren should stay abroad till the new mission. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

   3. Dismission; discharge. Not in use.

   In Cesar’s army, somewhat the soldiers would have had, yet only demanded a mission or discharge, though with no intention it should be granted, but thought to wrench him to their other desires; whereupon with one cry they asked mission. Francis Bacon, Apophth.

   4. Faction; party. Not in use.

   Glorious deeds, in these fields of late,
   Made emulous missions ’mongst the gods themselves,
   And drove great Mars to faction. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mission

   Mission is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from the 1987 album Hold Your Fire.

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1. mission

   A mission refers to a specific task, project, or assignment that an individual, group or organization sets out to accomplish. It could also represent the overall purpose or main goal that guides an individual's actions or an organization's strategies and decisions. In a broader sense, it can refer to an overseas trip undertaken for a specific purpose, often of a religious nature.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Missionnoun

   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. Missionnoun

   that with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission

3. Missionnoun

   persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy

4. Missionnoun

   an assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries

5. Missionnoun

   an organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches

6. Missionnoun

   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. Missionnoun

   dismission; discharge from service

8. Missionverb

   to send on a mission

9. Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Mission

   Christian mission is "an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith." Mission often involve sending individuals and groups, called "missionaries", to foreign countries and to places in their homeland for the purpose of proselytism. This involves evangelism, and humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged. Missionaries have the authority to preach the Christian faith, and provide humanitarian work to improve economic development, literacy, education, health care, and orphanages. Christian doctrines permit the provision of aid without requiring religious conversion.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Mission

   mish′un, n. a sending of any agent, delegate, or messenger: the purpose for which one is sent: the sending out persons to spread a religion: a series of special religious services conducted by a missioner: any particular field of missionary enterprise: persons sent on a mission: an embassy: a station or association of missionaries: duty on which one is sent: purpose of life.—v.t. (rare) to commission.—n. Miss′ionary, one sent upon a mission to spread the knowledge of religion.—adj. pertaining to missions.—ns. Miss′ionary-bish′op, one having jurisdiction in a heathen country, or in districts not yet formed into dioceses; Miss′ioner, one who conducts a series of special mission services; Miss′ion-school, a school for religious, and sometimes also secular, instruction for the poor, kept up by charity: a school conducted by a missionary abroad. [Fr.,—L. mission-em—mittĕre, to send.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

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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1. mission

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MISSION

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mission is ranked #129047 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mission surname appeared 132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mission.
   
   48.4% or 64 total occurrences were Asian.
   43.9% or 58 total occurrences were White.
   5.3% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Assignment
   • Military
   • Operation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mission' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3675

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mission' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3699

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mission' in Nouns Frequency: #1335

How to pronounce Mission?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Mission in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mission in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Mission in a Sentence

1. State Mike Pompeo:

   As weapon systems move and advance, as new countries develop these capabilities, there is real risk that there is a reduction in strategic stability just staying right we are today so that it -- the reason that we're asking for other countries to participate -- and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested France and the United Kingdom join as well, happy to consider that too, the cumulative mission set has to be global strategic stability, and we will continue to engage in conversations with the Russians and others with the aim of achieving that.

2. Jacob Torres:

   Understanding how to grow plants to supplement the astronauts diet would be essential to our mission to going to Mars, so that kind of fuels our research that were doing now.

3. Jimmy Patronis:

   These guys are so blindly focused on the mission of saving lives, and unfortunately they see things they can’t unsee, we want to make sure that when they ultimately do go home, that we’re giving them the strength … to be able to get back to work without fear of nightmares and challenges.

4. Murray Rubin:

   We spend more than 85 percent of our money contributions on our mission, so we’re a lean, mean organization so to speak, we don’t spend a tremendous amount on fundraising— we don’t have mass mailings, we don’t have advertising, we’re totally privately funded.

5. Quentin Crisp:

   Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mission
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Mission
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mission
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Mission
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mission
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Mission
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Mission
10. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
    https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html