mission

(noun, verb)

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.