单词 | city mission |
释义 | > as lemmascity mission city mission n. a mission established in a city by a religious group or groups for evangelical or charitable purposes. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > mission > [noun] > in city city mission1825 1825 Evangelical Mag. & Missionary Chron. Oct. 423/1 (heading) City missions. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 271/2 Within the last four years, ‘City Missions’ have been formed in London and several of the large towns. 1915 F. D. Leete Church in City xiii. 259 The Protestant Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal Churches have city missions in Philadelphia. 2008 M. Epp Mennonite Women iii. 149 Ontario Mennonites opened a city mission in downtown Toronto in 1907. < as lemmas |
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