mission

mis·sion

M0342600 (mĭsh′ən)n.1. a. A special assignment given to a person or group: an agent on a secret mission.b. A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit.c. An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives: a mission to Mars.2. An ambition or purpose that is assumed by a person or group: felt it was his mission in life to help the poor.3. a. A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country.b. The business with which such a body of persons is charged.c. A permanent diplomatic office abroad.d. A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.4. a. A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance.b. A mission established abroad.c. The district assigned to a mission worker.d. A building or compound housing a mission.e. An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory.f. missions Missionary duty or work.5. A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization.6. A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district.tr.v. mis·sioned, mis·sion·ing, mis·sions 1. To send (someone) on a mission.2. To organize or establish a religious mission among (a people) or in (an area).adj.1. Of or relating to a mission.2. Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California.3. often Mission Of or relating to a furniture style originating during the Arts and Crafts Movement and characterized by sturdy, angular, solid wood construction.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin missiō, missiōn-, from missus, past participle of mittere, to send off.]

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mis′sion·al adj.

mission

(ˈmɪʃən) n1. a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people: their mission was to irrigate the desert. 2. a person's vocation (often in the phrase mission in life)3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of persons representing or working for a particular country, business, etc, in a foreign country4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a special embassy sent to a foreign country for a specific purposeb. US a permanent legation5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a. a group of people sent by a religious body, esp a Christian church, to a foreign country to do religious and social workb. the campaign undertaken by such a group6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a. the work or calling of a missionaryb. a building or group of buildings in which missionary work is performedc. the area assigned to a particular missionary7. (Aeronautics) the dispatch of aircraft or spacecraft to achieve a particular task8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a church or chapel that has no incumbent of its own9. (Social Welfare) a charitable centre that offers shelter, aid, or advice to destitute or underprivileged people10. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (modifier) of or relating to an ecclesiastical mission: a mission station. 11. South African a long and difficult process12. (Furniture) (modifier) US (of furniture) in the style of the early Spanish missions of the southwestern USvb (tr) to direct a mission to or establish a mission in (a given region)[C16: from Latin missiō, from mittere to send]

mis•sion

(ˈmɪʃ ən)
n. 1. a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide technical assistance, or the like. 2. a specific task that a person or group of persons is sent to perform. 3. a permanent diplomatic establishment abroad; embassy. 4. a group of persons sent by a church to carry on religious work, esp. evangelization in foreign lands, and often to establish schools, hospitals, etc. 5. the place of work of such persons, or the territory of their responsibility. 6. a military operational task, usu. assigned by a higher headquarters: a bombing mission. 7. an aerospace operation designed to carry out the goals of a specific program. 8. an allotted or self-imposed duty or task; calling: one's mission in life. 9. a place for evangelical and philanthropic work, esp. in a poor urban area. 10. a series of special religious services for increasing religious devotion and for conversion. 11. a church or region with a nonresident minister or priest. adj. 12. of or pertaining to a mission. 13. (usu. cap.) of or designating a style of U.S. furniture of the early 20th century, developed in supposed imitation of the furnishings of Spanish missions in California and characterized by simple, rectilinear shapes and the use of dark, stained oak. [1590–1600; < Latin missiō a sending off =mitt(ere) to send + -tiō -tion]

mission

- First denoted sending the Holy Spirit into the world, from Latin mittere, "send."See also related terms for sending.

mission

1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore.
2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task.
3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular task.

Mission

 a body of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, 1626; such a body sent by a religious community for the conversion of the heathen, 1622—Wilkes.

mission

Past participle: missioned
Gerund: missioning

Imperative
mission
mission

Present
I mission
you mission
he/she/it missions
we mission
you mission
they mission

Preterite
I missioned
you missioned
he/she/it missioned
we missioned
you missioned
they missioned

Present Continuous
I am missioning
you are missioning
he/she/it is missioning
we are missioning
you are missioning
they are missioning

Present Perfect
I have missioned
you have missioned
he/she/it has missioned
we have missioned
you have missioned
they have missioned

Past Continuous
I was missioning
you were missioning
he/she/it was missioning
we were missioning
you were missioning
they were missioning

Past Perfect
I had missioned
you had missioned
he/she/it had missioned
we had missioned
you had missioned
they had missioned

Future
I will mission
you will mission
he/she/it will mission
we will mission
you will mission
they will mission

Future Perfect
I will have missioned
you will have missioned
he/she/it will have missioned
we will have missioned
you will have missioned
they will have missioned

Future Continuous
I will be missioning
you will be missioning
he/she/it will be missioning
we will be missioning
you will be missioning
they will be missioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been missioning
you have been missioning
he/she/it has been missioning
we have been missioning
you have been missioning
they have been missioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been missioning
you will have been missioning
he/she/it will have been missioning
we will have been missioning
you will have been missioning
they will have been missioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been missioning
you had been missioning
he/she/it had been missioning
we had been missioning
you had been missioning
they had been missioning

Conditional
I would mission
you would mission
he/she/it would mission
we would mission
you would mission
they would mission

Past Conditional
I would have missioned
you would have missioned
he/she/it would have missioned
we would have missioned
you would have missioned
they would have missioned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mission - an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workforeign mission, missionary post, missionary stationNGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
	2.	mission - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"military missionmilitary operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"combat mission - a mission to capture or defend somethingsearch mission - a mission to discover somethingsearch and destroy mission - an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found themdirect support - a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistancearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	mission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"charge, commissionassignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"fool's errand - a fruitless missionmission impossible - an extremely dangerous or difficult missionmartyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission - killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb
	4.	mission - the organized work of a religious missionarymissionary workwork - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"dawah, da'wah - missionary work for Islam
	5.	mission - a group of representatives or delegatesdelegation, deputation, delegacy, commissionorganization, organisation - a group of people who work togetherdiplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic endsembassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively

mission

noun1. assignment, job, labour, operation, work, commission, trip, message (Scot.), task, undertaking, expedition, chore, errand the most crucial stage of his latest peace mission2. delegation, ministry, embassy, representation, task force, legation, deputation a senior member of a diplomatic mission3. sortie, operation, raid a bomber that crashed during a training mission4. task, work, calling, business, job, office, charge, goal, operation, commission, trust, aim, purpose, duty, undertaking, pursuit, quest, assignment, vocation, errand He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from evil.

mission

noun1. A diplomatic office or headquarters in a foreign country:legation.2. An assignment one is sent to carry out:commission, errand.3. An inner urge to pursue an activity or perform a service:calling, vocation.

Translations

代表团传教人驻地传教团使命天职

mission

(ˈmiʃən) noun1. a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent. His mission was to seek help. 使命 使命2. the purpose for which (one feels) one was born. He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace. 天職 天职3. a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions. a Chinese trade mission. 代表團 代表团4. a place where missionaries live. 傳教人駐地 传教人驻地5. a group of missionaries. a Catholic mission. 傳教團 传教团ˈmissionary – plural ˈmissionaries – noun a person who is sent to teach and spread a particular religion. 傳教士 传教士