mission

Meanings

Plural: missions

Noun

• an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
• an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
  • "the planes were on a bombing mission"
• a special assignment that is given to a person or group
  • "a confidential mission to London"
• the organized work of a religious missionary
• a group of representatives or delegates
• A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
• 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.

Verb

• To send on a mission.
• To do missionary work, proselytize.

Synonyms

charge, commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation, foreign mission, military mission, missionary post, missionary station, missionary work

Related Words

admissible, admission, admit, commission, commit, demiss, demission, demit, emission, emit, intermission, intermit, manumission, manumit, mess, message, messenger, missile, missionary, missive, omit, permit, premise, pretermit, promise, remit, submit, surmise, transmit