Mission

Quick meaning: Mission is a noun meaning (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.

Meaning

(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.

More Meanings

1. A important goal or purpose; an objective.
2. (countable) A missionary expedition.
3. (in the plural, "the missions") Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
4. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
5. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
6. (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
7. (obsolete) Dismissal; discharge from service

Example Sentences

Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.

[I]n either of theſe Ships, there ſhould be a Miſsion of three of the Fellowes, or Brethren of Salomons Houſe; [...]

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.

[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.[…]

Word Forms

• missions
• missioning
• missioned

Synonyms for mission

Depending on context, synonyms include charge, commission, delegacy, deputation, delegation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include charge, deputation, delegation, commission, delegacy, assignment.

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