mission
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.ən/
The English word “mission” has 14 meanings listed here.
noun
- A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- A important goal or purpose; an objective.
- A missionary expedition.
- Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- Dismissal; discharge from service
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
- An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
- A drug run.
- An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
verb
- To send on a mission.
- To do missionary work, proselytize.
- To undertake an arduous or long task that requires substantial effort.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).
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More English words
- missiological
- missiologically
- missiologist
- missiology
- mission accomplished
- Mission burrito
- mission creep
- Mission fig
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