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mis·sion
(mĭsh′ən)n.
1.
a. A special assignment given to a person or group: an agent on a secret mission.
b. A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit.
c. An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives: a mission to Mars.
2. An ambition or purpose that is assumed by a person or group: felt it was his mission in life to help the poor.
3.
a. A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country.
b. The business with which such a body of persons is charged.
c. A permanent diplomatic office abroad.
d. A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.
4.
a. A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance.
b. A mission established abroad.
c. The district assigned to a mission worker.
d. A building or compound housing a mission.
e. An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory.
f. missions Missionary duty or work.
5. A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization.
6. A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district.
tr.v. mis·sioned, mis·sion·ing, mis·sions
1. To send (someone) on a mission.
2. To organize or establish a religious mission among (a people) or in (an area).
adj.
1. Of or relating to a mission.
2. Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California.
3. often Mission Of or relating to a furniture style originating during the Arts and Crafts Movement and characterized by sturdy, angular, solid wood construction.
[French, from Old French, from Latin missiō, missiōn-, from missus, past participle of mittere, to send off.]
mis′sion·al adj.
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mission
(ˈmɪʃən)n
1. a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people: their mission was to irrigate the desert.
2. a person's vocation (often in the phrase mission in life)
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of persons representing or working for a particular country, business, etc, in a foreign country
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. a special embassy sent to a foreign country for a specific purpose
b. US a permanent legation
5. (Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. a group of people sent by a religious body, esp a Christian church, to a foreign country to do religious and social work
b. the campaign undertaken by such a group
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. the work or calling of a missionary
b. a building or group of buildings in which missionary work is performed
c. the area assigned to a particular missionary
7. (Aeronautics) the dispatch of aircraft or spacecraft to achieve a particular task
8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a church or chapel that has no incumbent of its own
9. (Social Welfare) a charitable centre that offers shelter, aid, or advice to destitute or underprivileged people
10. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (modifier) of or relating to an ecclesiastical mission: a mission station.
11. South African a long and difficult process
12. (Furniture) (modifier) US (of furniture) in the style of the early Spanish missions of the southwestern US
vb
(tr) to direct a mission to or establish a mission in (a given region)
[C16: from Latin missiō, from mittere to send]
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mis•sion
(ˈmɪʃ ən)n.
1. a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide technical assistance, or the like.
2. a specific task that a person or group of persons is sent to perform.
3. a permanent diplomatic establishment abroad; embassy.
4. a group of persons sent by a church to carry on religious work, esp. evangelization in foreign lands, and often to establish schools, hospitals, etc.
5. the place of work of such persons, or the territory of their responsibility.
6. a military operational task, usu. assigned by a higher headquarters: a bombing mission.
7. an aerospace operation designed to carry out the goals of a specific program.
8. an allotted or self-imposed duty or task; calling: one's mission in life.
9. a place for evangelical and philanthropic work, esp. in a poor urban area.
10. a series of special religious services for increasing religious devotion and for conversion.
11. a church or region with a nonresident minister or priest.
adj. 12. of or pertaining to a mission.
13. (usu. cap.) of or designating a style of U.S. furniture of the early 20th century, developed in supposed imitation of the furnishings of Spanish missions in California and characterized by simple, rectilinear shapes and the use of dark, stained oak.
[1590–1600; < Latin missiō a sending off =mitt(ere) to send + -tiō -tion]
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mission
- First denoted sending the Holy Spirit into the world, from Latin mittere, "send."See also related terms for sending.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mission
1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore.
2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task.
3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular task.
2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task.
3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular task.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Mission
a body of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, 1626; such a body sent by a religious community for the conversion of the heathen, 1622—Wilkes.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
mission
Past participle: missioned
Gerund: missioning
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| Noun | 1. |  mission - an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workNGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
| 2. |  mission - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" combat mission - a mission to capture or defend something search mission - a mission to discover something search and destroy mission - an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them direct support - a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 3. | mission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" fool's errand - a fruitless mission mission impossible - an extremely dangerous or difficult mission martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission - killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb | |
| 4. |  mission - the organized work of a religious missionarywork - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" | |
| 5. |  mission - a group of representatives or delegatesorganization, organisation - a group of people who work together diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively |
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mission
noun
1. assignment, job, labour, operation, work, commission, trip, message (Scot.), task, undertaking, expedition, chore, errand the most crucial stage of his latest peace mission
2. delegation, ministry, embassy, representation, task force, legation, deputation a senior member of a diplomatic mission
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
mission
noun1. A diplomatic office or headquarters in a foreign country:
2. An assignment one is sent to carry out:
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Translations
إرْساليَّه دينيَّهبِعْثَهرِسالَهمكان مُكوث الإرْساليَّهمُهِمَّه
мисия
miseposláníúkolživotní poslánímisie
delegationkaldmissionmissionsstationopgave
misio
lähetyslähetystyömissiotehtävä
misija
küldetésmissziómissziós telep
ætlunarverk, erindiflokkur trúboîaköllun, ætlunarverksendinefndtrúboîsstöî
任務伝道
atstovybėmisijamisionierius
delegācijamisijamisija, misionāru mītnepārstāvniecībasūtība
misiaživotné poslanie
poslanstvo
mission
[ˈmɪʃən]A. N
1. (= duty, purpose etc) → misión f
it's her mission in life → es su misión en la vida
to send sb on a secret mission → enviar a algn en misión secreta
it's her mission in life → es su misión en la vida
to send sb on a secret mission → enviar a algn en misión secreta
2. (= people on mission) → misión f
3. (Rel) (= building) → misión f
B. CPD mission control N → centro m de control
mission controller N → controlador(a) m/f de (la) misión
mission statement N (Comm, Ind) (of a business) → declaración f de objetivos; (of an organization) → declaración f de intenciones
mission controller N → controlador(a) m/f de (la) misión
mission statement N (Comm, Ind) (of a business) → declaración f de objetivos; (of an organization) → declaración f de intenciones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mission
[ˈmɪʃən] n (= task) → mission f
His mission was to rid London of organized crime → Sa mission était de débarrasser Londres du crime organisé.
on a mission to sb → en mission auprès de qn
to regard sth as one's mission in life → considérer qch comme la mission de sa vie
His mission was to rid London of organized crime → Sa mission était de débarrasser Londres du crime organisé.
on a mission to sb → en mission auprès de qn
to regard sth as one's mission in life → considérer qch comme la mission de sa vie
(diplomatic) → mission f
[evangelist] (= preaching) → mission f
(= place) → mission f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mission
n
(= business, task) → Auftrag m; (= calling) → Aufgabe f, → Berufung f; (Mil) → Befehl m; (= operation) → Einsatz m; what is their mission? → welchen Auftrag haben sie?, wie lauten ihre Befehle?; our mission is to … → wir sind damit beauftragt, zu …; the soldiers’ mission was to … → die Soldaten hatten den Befehl erhalten, zu …; to send somebody on a secret mission → jdn mit einer geheimen Mission beauftragen; he’s on a secret mission → er ist in geheimer Mission unterwegs; sense of mission → Sendungsbewusstsein nt; mission accomplished (Mil, fig) → Befehl ausgeführt; (without military overtones) → Auftrag ausgeführt
(= journey) → Mission f; mission of inquiry → Erkundungsreise f; Henry Kissinger’s mission to the Middle East → Kissingers Nahostmission
(= people on mission) → Gesandtschaft f, → Delegation f; (Pol) → Mission f; trade mission → Handelsreise f
mission
:mission control
n (Space) → Kontrollzentrum nt, → Flugleitung f
mission controller
n (Space) → Flugleiter(in) m(f)
mission statement
n (of company) → (Kurzdarstellung der) Firmenphilosophie f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mission
[ˈmɪʃ/ən] n (all senses) → missione fon a mission to sb → in missione da qn
it's her mission in life → è la sua missione nella vita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mission
(ˈmiʃən) noun1. a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent. His mission was to seek help.
2. the purpose for which (one feels) one was born. He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.
3. a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions. a Chinese trade mission.
4. a place where missionaries live.
5. a group of missionaries. a Catholic mission.
ˈmissionary – plural ˈmissionaries – noun a person who is sent to teach and spread a particular religion.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mission
n. misión; destino.
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