Mission

Noun

 * 1)  A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
 * 2)  Religious evangelism.
 * 3)  (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
 * 4)  (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

Verb

 * 1)  To send to a mission.

Adjectives for Mission
intuitive; blushing; world-wide; fruitless; terrestrial; proposed; divine; unearthly; honorable; great; arduous; delicate; merciful; avowed; vicarious; perilous; momentous; indefinite; sublime; apostolic; secret; diplomatic; peaceful; dubious; memorable; celestial; loftiest; subsequent; novel; cultural; consequential; hardy; noble.

Verbs for Mission
accept—; authorize—; charge with—; confide—to; deter—; entrust with—; equip for—; fulfill—; gain—; hamper—; hasten—; hinder—; impose—upon; journey on—; perform—; proceed on—; reveal—; select for —; speed—; undertake—.

Thesaurus
legation, license, lieutenancy, lifework, line, line of business, line of duty, line of work, logistics, loyalty, make-work, mandate, maneuver, maneuvers, matters in hand, meetinghouse, metier, military operations, milk run, ministry, minor basilica, minor operations, movement, must, mystery, number, objective, obligation, occupation, odd job, office, onus, operation, operations, ought, overseas operations, patriarchal basilica, piece of work, pilgrimage, place, place of worship, plenipotentiary power, post, power of attorney, power to act, practice, procuration, profession, project, proxy, purpose, pursuit, purview, quest, racket, reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission, regency, regentship, respect, responsibility, scramble, self-imposed duty, send out, service, shuttle raid, sortie, specialization, specialty, staff work, stint, strafing, subcommittee, task, things to do, trade, training mission, transfer, trust, trusteeship, umbrella, undertaking, vicarious authority, vocation, walk, walk of life, war game, war plans, warrant, work, accredit, action, activity, adventure, agency, agentship, aim, air cover, air raid, air support, allegiance, amphibious operations, art, assign, assigned task, assignment, authority, authorization, authorize, basilica, bethel, bombing, bounden duty, brevet, burden, business, busywork, call of duty, calling, care, career, career building, careerism, cathedral, cathedral church, chare, charge, charter, chore, church, church house, combined operations, commission, commissioning, commit, commitment, committee, consign, consignment, conventicle, cover, craft, cure, dedication, deference, delegate, delegated authority, delegation, deputation, depute, deputize, detach, detail, devoir, devolute, devolution, devolve, devolve upon, devolvement, devotion, dry run, duomo, duties and responsibilities, duty, embassy, empower, empowerment, emprise, entrust, entrusting, entrustment, errand, ethics, executorship, exequatur, exercise, expedition, exploration, factorship, fealty, fish to fry, fluid operations, full power, function, game, give in charge, group, handicraft, homage, homework, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, imperative, job, job of work, jurisdiction, kirk, labor,

Etymology
From mission:,  mission:, from  missio:, from mitto:.

Derived terms

 * diplomatic mission
 * intermission
 * intromission
 * mission creep


 * mission impossible
 * mission mix
 * mission statement
 * permanent mission


 * permission
 * remission
 * space mission
 * transmission

Related terms

 * mess
 * message


 * messenger
 * missile


 * missionary
 * missive

Noun

 * Arabic: رسالة
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: missió
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: misio
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: დავალება
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: tugas
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: tugas


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: misso
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:, însărcinare, misiuni
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: naloga
 * Spanish:
 * Thai: ภารกิจ
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: cyrch
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: cyrch
 * Welsh: cyrch


 * Catalan: missió
 * Croatian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: მისია
 * German:
 * Hungarian: misszió


 * Japanese: 伝道
 * Korean: 사명 {|sa:myeung|}
 * Latin: missio
 * Polish:
 * Slovene: misijon
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Welsh: cenhadaeth

Noun
mission



Noun

 * 1) mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)

Etymology
missio:

Anagrams

 * misions

Noun

 * 1) mission (religious evangelism)

Noun

 * 1) expense; cost; outlay

Etymology
From missio:

Noun

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

Related terms

 * missionär
 * missionsfält
 * missionsförbund