mission
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[edit] Etymology
From French mission (“‘a sending, a mission’”), Old French mission (“‘expense’”) < Latin missio (“‘a sending, sending away, despatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation’”) < mittere (“‘to send’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
[edit] Noun
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mission (countable and uncountable; plural missions)
- (countable) A duty that involves fulfilling a request.
- (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.
[edit] Derived terms
- mission statement
- military mission
- diplomatic mission
- permanent mission
- combat mission
- space mission
- mission mix
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[edit] Translations
duty that involves fulfilling a request
religious evangelism
[edit] Verb
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to mission (third-person singular simple present missions, present participle missioning, simple past and past participle missioned)
- (transitive) To send to a mission.
[edit] External links
- mission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mission in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Finnish
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mission
- Genitive singular form of missio.
[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
mission f. (plural missions)
- Mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request).