foreign mission

noun

mission (def. 10).

mission (def. 7).

Origin of foreign mission

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby foreign mission

foreign exchange, foreign-flag, foreignism, foreign legion, foreign minister, foreign mission, foreign office, foreign policy, foreign relations, Foreign Relations Committee, foreign secretary

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Example sentences from the Web for foreign mission

And what words can be used strong enough in speaking of the blessed work of medical men in foreign-mission lands?
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And this experience of Bishop Bashford's is being repeated, over and over again, throughout the foreign-mission world.
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It exists peculiarly in Asia, the greatest of all foreign-mission lands.
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Now, without doubt the sending of the missionaries has vastly improved conditions of human life in the foreign-mission lands.
Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon

The Christian standards present in our American life, and absent from these foreign-mission lands, make an enormous difference.
Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon

British Dictionary definitions for foreign mission

foreign mission

noun

a body of persons sent to a non-Christian country in order to propagate Christianity

a diplomatic or other mission sent by one country to another

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单词	foreign mission
释义	foreign mission noun mission (def. 10). mission (def. 7). Origin of foreign mission First recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby foreign mission foreign exchange, foreign-flag, foreignism, foreign legion, foreign minister, foreign mission, foreign office, foreign policy, foreign relations, Foreign Relations Committee, foreign secretary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foreign mission And what words can be used strong enough in speaking of the blessed work of medical men in foreign-mission lands? Quiet Talks with World Winners\|S. D. Gordon And this experience of Bishop Bashford's is being repeated, over and over again, throughout the foreign-mission world. Quiet Talks with World Winners\|S. D. Gordon It exists peculiarly in Asia, the greatest of all foreign-mission lands. Quiet Talks with World Winners\|S. D. Gordon Now, without doubt the sending of the missionaries has vastly improved conditions of human life in the foreign-mission lands. Quiet Talks with World Winners\|S. D. Gordon The Christian standards present in our American life, and absent from these foreign-mission lands, make an enormous difference. Quiet Talks with World Winners\|S. D. Gordon British Dictionary definitions for foreign mission foreign mission noun a body of persons sent to a non-Christian country in order to propagate Christianity a diplomatic or other mission sent by one country to another Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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