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noun

Mission n.

1.

The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission. "Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late, Made emulous missions 'mongst the gods themselves."

2.

That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission. "How to begin, how to accomplish best His end of being on earth, and mission high."

3.

Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy; as, the Russian mission to the United Nations. "In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house."

4.

An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.

5.

An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.

6.

A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers.

7.

Dismission; discharge from service. (Obs.)

Mission school.

(a)

A school connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries.

(b)

A school for the religious instruction of children not having regular church privileges.

Synonyms: Message; errand; commission; deputation.

verb

Mission v. t. To send on a mission. (Mostly used in the form of the past participle.)

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Etymology of 'Mission'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mission" Quotes from Famous Books

... my spirits from the necessity of concealing its torments. . . . The military call for M. d'Arblay arrived from Gand. The summons was from M. le Comte de Roch. The immediate hope in which we indulged at this call was, that the mission to which it alluded need not necessarily separate us, but that I might accompany my honoured husband and remain at his quarters. But, alas! he set out instantly for Gand . . . ...

— The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 3 • Madame D'Arblay

... discomfort for a whole month. Still, all of the friends kept well. The distance from Ladakia to Aleppo is about 120 English miles. And this journey added to discomfort, hardship, and to hardship—lack of food for the mission party. It necessitated travelling three miles into the hills, and when a lofty bleak plain was reached, the muleteers made it clear that they were ...

— Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman • Giberne Sieveking

... some woman will love you," she continued. "And when you are sure that she does love you, then you will tell her your troubles and she will know what to say to make things right for you. For that is the mission of good women. They understand how to listen and how to help the men they love. You shall see!" She ...

— The Landloper - The Romance Of A Man On Foot • Holman Day

... know men of all kinds. I had my mission from the Spanish Government. I was engaged to examine the condition of commerce throughout the colony, the working of protection as against free trade, and so on. Strange, by-the-bye, that Cuba, the last place to foster ...

— Phantom Fortune, A Novel • M. E. Braddon

... through fire and slaughter, in the midst of whizzing bullets and the uncontrolled passion of infuriated foes, thus preventing them from forming correct judgment of the exact and natural conditions of the problem. Ah! it was, lastly, better that the Commission return to the States defeated in its mission of obtaining peace and blaming me and other Filipinos for its inability to settle matters, when, in reality, I and all the Philippine people were longing that that peace had been concluded yesterday,—long before now—but an honest and honourable peace, honourable ...

— True Version of the Philippine Revolution • Don Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy

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