mission
noun
1. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
Definition categories: group
2. an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
- the planes were on a bombing mission
Definition categories: act, operation
3. a special assignment that is given to a person or group
- a confidential mission to London
Similar word(s): charge, commission
Definition categories: act, assignment
4. the organized work of a religious missionary
Definition categories: act, work
5. a group of representatives or delegates
Similar word(s): commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation
Definition categories: group, organisation, organization
Sentences with mission as a noun:
- Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.
verb
1. (transitive) To send to a mission.