What does mission mean?
Definitions for mission
ˈmɪʃ ənmis·sion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mission.
Princeton's WordNet
mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission(noun)
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
mission, military mission(noun)
an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
"the planes were on a bombing mission"
mission, charge, commission(noun)
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
mission, missionary work(noun)
the organized work of a religious missionary
deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission(noun)
a group of representatives or delegates
GCIDE
Mission(n.)
Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy; as, the Russian mission to the United Nations.
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Wiktionary
mission(Noun)
A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.
mission(Noun)
Religious evangelism.
Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.
mission(Noun)
(the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.
mission(Noun)
(Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.
mission(Verb)
To send to a mission.
Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.
Webster Dictionary
Mission(noun)
the act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(noun)
that with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(noun)
persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(noun)
an assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(noun)
an organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(noun)
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
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(noun)
dismission; discharge from service
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Mission(verb)
to send on a mission
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Terms
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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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mission' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3675
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mission' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3699
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mission' in Nouns Frequency: #1335
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mission in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of mission in a Sentence
We learned mind-boggling things, this mission was worth its weight in gold.
Parking tickets, little fender benders, learning how to drive, having to do car repairs culminating in this mountain of cars that really bring to life the frustration and the circus that we have allowed our lives to become when we are so driven by cars, we are bringing this commercial to life as part of helping people better understand our vision and our mission, which is really fundamentally every seat, every car, every driver.
Learned more from my mission have I, than I ever did from any else.
They’ve never even been to this school, they literally are trolling the Internet looking for things to be offended by. They are on a search and destroy mission for all things Christian.
At the time, I was on a lot of online gun forums and there was a constant complaint, people wanted something with quick access when they needed their weapons to keep their homes safe which is why they bought the guns in the first place. Ingram’s first design was a simple nightstand with a side compartment to hold a pistol. From there, Dan Ingram began designing and fabricating other items, such as wall shelves, coat racks, desks and hutches. Soon the specialty line became the company mission.
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- مهمةArabic
- місіяBelarusian
- мисияBulgarian
- missióCatalan, Valencian
- poslání, miseCzech
- cenhadaeth, cyrchWelsh
- missionDanish
- Auftrag, MissionGerman
- αποστολήGreek
- misioEsperanto
- misiónSpanish
- مأموریتPersian
- missio, lähetystyö, lähetys, tehtäväFinnish
- missionFrench
- küldetés, misszióHungarian
- առաքելությունArmenian
- tugasIndonesian
- missioneItalian
- משימהHebrew
- 任務, 宣教, 伝道, 使命Japanese
- მისია, დავალებაGeorgian
- 任務, 사명, 임무Korean
- missio, missoLatin
- mīhanaMāori
- мисијаMacedonian
- missie, zendingDutch
- oppdragNorwegian
- misjaPolish
- missãoPortuguese
- misiune, însărcinare, misiuniRomanian
- миссия, задача, заданиеRussian
- misija, мисијаSerbo-Croatian
- misiaSlovak
- misijon, nalogaSlovene
- uppdrag, missionSwedish
- misheniSwahili
- பணிTamil
- ภารกิจThai
- görevTurkish
- місіяUkrainian
- nhiệm vụ, 任務, sứ mệnhVietnamese
- שליכעסYiddish
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