mission

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin missiō (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”), from mittō (“I send”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: mis‧sion

Noun

mission (countable and uncountable, plural missions)

  1. (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
  2. (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
  3. (in the plural, "the missions") third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
  4. (countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
  5. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
    • (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.
  6. (obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
  7. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
    Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.

Derived terms

Terms derived from mission

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Translations

Verb

mission (third-person singular simple present missions, present participle missioning, simple past and past participle missioned)

  1. (transitive) To send on a mission.
  2. do missionary work, proselytize

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Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

mission

  1. genitive singular of missio

French

Etymology

From Old French mission, borrowed from Latin missiō, missiōnem

Pronunciation

Noun

mission f (plural missions)

  1. mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)
  2. mission (religious evangelism)

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Old French mission, borrowed from Latin missiō, missiōnem.

Noun

mission f (plural missions)

  1. (Jersey) mission

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin missiō, missiōnem.

Noun

mission oblique singular, f (oblique plural missions, nominative singular mission, nominative plural missions)

  1. expense; cost; outlay

Descendants

  • French: mission
  • Norman: mission

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

mission c

  1. (countable) a mission; a purpose or duty, a task set by an employer
  2. (uncountable) mission; religious evangelism
    inre mission ― domestic mission (evangelizing within the home country)

Declension

Declension of mission 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mission missionen missioner missionerna
Genitive missions missionens missioners missionernas
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