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mission¹
- /ˈmɪʃ.ən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).
noun missions
- A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. The supply convoy was on a mission of mercy.
- A important goal or purpose; an objective. [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.[…]
- 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. [I]n either of theſe Ships, there ſhould be a Miſsion of three of the Fellowes, or Brethren of Salomons Houſe; [...]
- Dismissal; discharge from service
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work. Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.
- An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
- A drug run.
- An ordeal; an difficult, trying task. 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.
verb missions · missioning · missioned
- To send on a mission.
- To do missionary work, proselytize.
- To undertake an arduous or long task that requires substantial effort.
Mission²
proper noun
- A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
- A neighborhood of San Francisco.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: charge, deputation, delegation, commission, delegacy, foreign mission, military mission, missionary post, missionary station, missionary work, assignment, tasking, task, job, vocation, work
Translations
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noun religious evangelism
| Español | misión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홍도 hongdo, 포교 pogyo, 전도 jeondo, 선교 seon'gyo |
| 日本語 | 弘道 kōdō, 布教 fukyō, 伝道 dendō, 宣教 senkyō |
| 中文 | 傳教活動 /传教活动 chuánjiào huódòng |
| Kiswahili | misheni |
| Português | missão |
| Français | mission |
| Deutsch | Mission |
| Română | misiune |
| Русский | ми́ссия míssija |
| עברית | מִיסְיוֹן misión |
noun set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
| Español | misión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임무 immu, 사명 samyeong |
| 日本語 | 任務 ninmu, 使命 shimei |
| 中文 | 任務 /任务 rènwu, 使命 shǐmìng |
| Português | missão |
| Français | mission |
| Deutsch | Auftrag, Mission |
| Italiano | missione |
| Ελληνικά | αποστολή apostolí |
| Română | misiune, însărcinare, misie |
| Русский | ми́ссия míssija, поруче́ние poručénije, зада́ние zadánije, зада́ча zadáča |
| Tiếng Việt | nhiệm vụ, sứ mệnh |
| العربية | مُهِمَّة muhimma, مَأْمُورِيَّة maʔmūriyya |
| עברית | מְשִׂימָה mesimá |
noun infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish
| Tiếng Việt | hội thiện nguyện |
|---|
noun settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work
| Español | misión |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | khu truyền giáo |
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title = {mission},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mission},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
