Mission

Main Entry:: ¹mis·sion
Pronunciation:: \ˈmi-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin, Medieval Latin, & Latin; New Latin mission-, missio religious mission, from Medieval Latin, task assigned, from Latin, act of sending, from mittere to send
Date:: 1530

1obsolete : the act or an instance of sending2 a: a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian work b: assignment to or work in a field of missionary enterprise c (1): a mission establishment (2): a local church or parish dependent on a larger religious organization for direction or financial support dplural : organized missionary work e: a course of sermons and services given to convert the unchurched or quicken Christian faith3: a body of persons sent to perform a service or carry on an activity: as a: a group sent to a foreign country to conduct diplomatic or political negotiations b: a permanent embassy or legation c: a team of specialists or cultural leaders sent to a foreign country 4 a: a specific task with which a person or a group is charged b (1): a definite military, naval, or aerospace task <a bombing mission> <a space mission> (2): a flight operation of an aircraft or spacecraft in the performance of a mission <a mission to Mars> c: a preestablished and often self-imposed objective or purpose <statement of the company's mission>5: calling , vocation

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