mission
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French mission (“a sending, a mission”), Old French mission (“expense”), from Latin missiō (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”), from mittō (“to send”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
mission (countable and uncountable; plural missions)
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
- (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
- (uncountable) (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from mission
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
set of tasks that fulfills a purpose
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religious evangelism
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Verb [edit]
mission (third-person singular simple present missions, present participle missioning, simple past and past participle missioned)
- (transitive) To send to a mission.
External links [edit]
- mission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mission in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
mission
- Genitive singular form of missio.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin missiō
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
mission f (plural missions)
- mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)
Anagrams [edit]
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French mission, from Latin missiō.
Noun [edit]
mission f (plural missions)
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin missiō
Noun [edit]
mission f (oblique plural missions, nominative singular mission, nominative plural missions)
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
mission c
- (countable) a mission; a purpose or duty, a task set by an employer
- (uncountable) mission; religious evangelism
- inre mission
- domestic mission (evangelizing within the home country)
- inre mission
Declension [edit]
Declension of mission
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | mission | missionen | missioner | missionerna |
| genitive | missions | missionens | missioners | missionernas |
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