Mission
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Definitions
- 1 A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. countable
- 2 the organized work of a religious missionary wordnet
- 3 A important goal or purpose; an objective. countable, uncountable
"[She] made it her mission in life to make sure that no one around them would ever know the real truth. But this daughter of hers, she was a loose cannon, she was not someone to be trusted.[…]"
- 4 a special assignment that is given to a person or group wordnet
- 5 A missionary expedition. countable
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- 6 an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters wordnet
- 7 Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid. countable, in-plural, uncountable
- 8 a group of representatives or delegates wordnet
- 9 An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme. countable
- 10 an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work wordnet
- 11 A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy. countable, uncountable
"[I]n either of theſe Ships, there ſhould be a Miſsion of three of the Fellowes, or Brethren of Salomons Houſe; [...]"
- 12 Dismissal; discharge from service countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 13 A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work. countable, uncountable
"Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions."
- 14 An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission. Australia, countable, uncountable
- 15 A drug run. countable, slang, uncountable
- 16 An ordeal; an difficult, trying task. colloquial, countable, uncountable
"I was thinking like meat, [you could use this wooden device to] tenderize a steak ... but not into a wooden box, 'cause it's gonna be a mission to clean."
- 1 To send on a mission. transitive
- 2 To do missionary work, proselytize. intransitive
- 1 A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
- 2 A neighborhood of San Francisco.
Example
More examples"We carried out our mission successfully."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).