mis·sion (m sh  n)n. 1. a. A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country. b. The business with which such a body of persons is charged. c. A permanent diplomatic office abroad. d. A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country. 2. a. A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance. b. A mission established abroad. c. The district assigned to a mission worker. d. A building or compound housing a mission. e. An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory. f. missions Missionary duty or work. 3. A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization. 4. A series of special Christian services for purposes of proselytizing. 5. A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district. 6. a. A special assignment given to a person or group: an agent on a secret mission. b. A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit. c. An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives: a mission to Mars. 7. An inner calling to pursue an activity or perform a service; a vocation. tr.v. mis·sioned, mis·sion·ing, mis·sions 1. To send on a mission. 2. To organize or establish a religious mission among or in. adj. 1. Of or relating to a mission. 2. Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California. 3. often Mission Of, relating to, or having the distinctive qualities of an early 20th-century style of plain, heavy, dark-stained wood furniture. [French, from Old French, from Latin missi  , missin-, from missus, past participle of mittere, to send off.]mis sion·al adj. |
mission [ˈmɪʃən]
n
1. a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people their mission was to irrigate the desert
2. a person's vocation (often in the phrase mission in life)
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of persons representing or working for a particular country, business, etc., in a foreign country
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. a special embassy sent to a foreign country for a specific purpose
b. US a permanent legation
5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. a group of people sent by a religious body, esp a Christian church, to a foreign country to do religious and social work
b. the campaign undertaken by such a group
6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. the work or calling of a missionary
b. a building or group of buildings in which missionary work is performed
c. the area assigned to a particular missionary
7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the dispatch of aircraft or spacecraft to achieve a particular task
8. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a church or chapel that has no incumbent of its own
9. (Social Welfare) a charitable centre that offers shelter, aid, or advice to the destitute or underprivileged
10. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (modifier) of or relating to an ecclesiastical mission a mission station
11. South African a long and difficult process
12. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (modifier) US (of furniture) in the style of the early Spanish missions of the southwestern US
vb
(tr) to direct a mission to or establish a mission in (a given region)
[from Latin missiō, from mittere to send]
Mission a body of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, 1626; such a body sent by a religious community for the conversion of the heathen, 1622—Wilkes.
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mission - an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workNGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
| 2. |  mission - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" combat mission - a mission to capture or defend something search mission - a mission to discover something search and destroy mission - an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them direct support - a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 3. | mission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" fool's errand - a fruitless mission mission impossible - an extremely dangerous or difficult mission martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission - killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb | |
| 4. | mission - the organized work of a religious missionary work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" | |
| 5. |  mission - a group of representatives or delegatesorganization, organisation - a group of people who work together diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively |
mission
noun
1. assignment, job, labour, operation, work, commission, trip, message (Scot.), task, undertaking, expedition, chore, errand the most crucial stage of his latest peace mission
2. delegation, ministry, embassy, representation, task force, legation, deputation a senior member of a diplomatic mission
Translations
mission [ˈmɪʃən]
A. N
1. (= duty, purpose etc) → misión f
it's her mission in life → es su misión en la vida
to send sb on a secret mission → enviar a algn en misión secreta
it's her mission in life → es su misión en la vida
to send sb on a secret mission → enviar a algn en misión secreta
2. (= people on mission) → misión f
3. (Rel) (= building) → misión f
B. CPD mission control N → centro m de control
mission controller N → controlador(a) m/f de(la)misión
mission statement N (Comm, Ind) (of a business) → declaración f de objetivos; (of an organization) → declaración f de intenciones
mission controller N → controlador(a) m/f de(la)misión
mission statement N (Comm, Ind) (of a business) → declaración f de objetivos; (of an organization) → declaración f de intenciones
mission [ˈmɪʃən] n
(= task) → mission f
His mission was to rid London of organized crime → Sa mission était de débarrasser Londres du crime organisé.
on a mission to sb → en mission auprès de qn
to regard sth as one's mission in life → considérer qch comme la mission de sa vie
His mission was to rid London of organized crime → Sa mission était de débarrasser Londres du crime organisé.
on a mission to sb → en mission auprès de qn
to regard sth as one's mission in life → considérer qch comme la mission de sa vie
(diplomatic) → mission f
[evangelist] (= preaching) → mission f
(= place) → mission f
mission
mission:
n
(= business, task) → Auftrag m; (= calling) → Aufgabe f, → Berufung f; (Mil) → Befehl m; (= operation) → Einsatz m; what is their mission? → welchen Auftrag haben sie?, wie lauten ihre Befehle?; our mission is to … → wir sind damit beauftragt, zu …; the soldiers’ mission was to … → die Soldaten hatten den Befehl erhalten, zu …; to send somebody on a secret mission → jdn mit einer geheimen Mission beauftragen; he’s on a secret mission → er ist in geheimer Mission unterwegs; sense of mission → Sendungsbewusstsein nt; mission accomplished (Mil, fig) → Befehl ausgeführt; (without military overtones) → Auftrag ausgeführt
(= journey) → Mission f; mission of inquiry → Erkundungsreise f; Henry Kissinger’s mission to the Middle East → Kissingers Nahostmission
(= people on mission) → Gesandtschaft f, → Delegation f; (Pol) → Mission f; trade mission → Handelsreise f
mission:
mission control
n (Space) → Kontrollzentrum nt, → Flugleitung f
mission controller
n (Space) → Flugleiter(in) m(f)
mission statement
n (of company) → (Kurzdarstellung der) Firmenphilosophie f
mission [ˈmɪʃ/ən] n (all senses) → missione f
on a mission to sb → in missione da qn
it's her mission in life → è la sua missione nella vita
mission [ˈmɪʃ/ən] n (all senses) → missione f
on a mission to sb → in missione da qn
it's her mission in life → è la sua missione nella vita
on a mission to sb → in missione da qn
it's her mission in life → è la sua missione nella vita
mission [ˈmɪʃ/ən] n (all senses) → missione f
on a mission to sb → in missione da qn
it's her mission in life → è la sua missione nella vita
n mission [ˈmiʃən]
1 a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent His mission was to seek help. doel, sending مُهِمَّه мисия poslání, úkol opgave der Auftrag αποστολή misión ülesanne ماموریت tehtävä mission מְשִׂימָה शिष्टमंडल misija, zadaća küldetés misi ætlunarverk, erindi missione 任務 임무 misija, uždavinys misija; uzdevums misi opdracht oppgave, ærend, oppdrag misja, zadanie missão misiune задание poslanie, úloha poslanstvo misija uppdrag งานที่ได้รับมอบหมาย görev, vazife 使命 місія, доручення مہم sứ mệnh 使命
2 the purpose for which (one feels) one was born He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace. sending, missie رِسالَه призвание životní poslání kald; mission die Mission αποστολή, καθήκον misión elueesmärk خدمت elämäntehtävä mission שְׁלִיחוּת कार्य, लक्ष्य povjereni zadatak küldetés, misszió tugas köllun, ætlunarverk missione 使命 사명, 천직 pašaukimas sūtība tugas roeping kall posłannictwo missão menire призвание životné poslanie poslanstvo misija mission, uppgift ภาระหน้าที่ görev, hizmet 天職 покликання مقصد mục đích 天职
3 a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions a Chinese trade mission. missie بِعْثَه делегация mise delegation die Gesandtschaft αποστολή delegación, misión esindus هیئت سیاسی valtuuskunta mission מִשלַחַת राजनीतिक या व्यापारिक वार्ता के लिए भेजे गए लोगों का समूह izaslanstvo küldöttség misi sendinefnd missione 使節団 사절단, 대표단 misija, atstovybė misija; pārstāvniecība; delegācija misi afvaardiging misjon, sendeferd misja missão misiune делегация misia misija diplomatska misija delegation คณะผู้แทน misyon, heyet 代表團 місія, делегація بیرونی ملک بھیجا جانے والا سیاسی یا کاروباری وفد phái đoàn 代表团
4 a place where missionaries live. sendingstasie مكان مُكوث الإرْساليَّه църква misie missionsstation die Mission ιεραποστολή misión misjonikeskus محل ماموریت lähetysasema mission בֵּית הַמִיסיוֹן धर्मप्रचारकों के रहने की जगह misija missziós telep misi trúboðsstöð missione 伝導団本部 재외 대사관 misija misija, misionāru mītne pusat misi zendingspost misjon(sstasjon) misja missão sediu al misiunii жилище миссионеров misia misijon naselej misionara mission สถานที่ที่หมอสอนศาสนาอยู่อาศัย misyonerler dergâhı 傳教人駐地 резиденція місіонерів تبلیغی رہائش گاہ tòa công sứ 传教人驻地
5 a group of missionaries a Catholic mission. sendinggroep إرْساليَّه دينيَّه група мисионери misie mission die Mission ιεραποστολή misión misjon هیئت تبلیغی lähetystyöntekijät mission מִיסיוֹן धर्मप्रचारकों का समूह misija, župa misszió misionaris flokkur trúboða missione 伝導団 포교단 misija misija misi missie gruppe misjonærer misja missão misiune миссия misia misijon misija grupp missionärer หมอสอนศาสนา misyoner grubu 傳教團 місія مذہبی تبلیغی جماعت hội truyền giáo 传教团
n missionary
a person who is sent to teach and spread a particular religion. missionaris, sendeling مُرْسَل، مُبَشِّر ديني мисионер misionář missionær der/die Missionar(in) ιεραπόστολος misionero misjonär مبلغ lähetyssaarnaaja missionnaire מִיסיוֹנֶר धर्म प्रचार करने वाला misionar misszionárius misionaris trúboði missionario 宣教師 선교사 misionierius misionārs mubaligh zendeling, missionaris misjonær misjonarz missionário misionar миссионер misionár misijonar misionar missionär หมอสอนศาสนา misyoner 傳教士 місіонер تبلیغی کام کرنے والا người truyền giáo 传教士
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