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单词 missional
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mis•sion /ˈmɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a committee sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, etc.:a fact-finding mission to the Caribbean.
  2. a permanent diplomatic establishment in another country:the Cuban mission to the UN.
  3. Religiona group of people sent by a church to carry on religious and other work in other countries.
  4. a specific task that one is sent to perform:on a mission of mercy.
  5. one's chosen duty or task:His mission in life was to educate the illiterate.
  6. Religiona place providing charity, as food or shelter, for the poor:ran a small mission with a soup kitchen.
See -mis-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mis•sion  (mishən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
  2. Governmentthe business with which such a group is charged.
  3. Governmenta permanent diplomatic establishment abroad;
    embassy;
    legation.
  4. Militaryan operational task, usually assigned by a higher headquarters:a mission to bomb the bridge.
  5. Aerospacean operation designed to carry out the goals of a specific program:a space mission.
  6. Religiona group of persons sent by a church to carry on religious work, esp. evangelization in foreign lands, and often to establish schools, hospitals, etc.
  7. Religionan establishment of missionaries in a foreign land;
    a missionary church or station.
  8. Religiona similar establishment in any region.
  9. Religionthe district assigned to a missionary.
  10. Religionmissionary duty or work.
  11. Religionan organization for carrying on missionary work.
  12. Also called rescue mission. a shelter operated by a church or other organization offering food, lodging, and other assistance to needy persons.
  13. Religionmissions, organized missionary work or activities in any country or region.
  14. Religiona church or a region dependent on a larger church or denomination.
  15. Religiona series of special religious services for increasing religious devotion and converting unbelievers:to preach a mission.
  16. an assigned or self-imposed duty or task;
    calling;
    vocation.
  17. a sending or being sent for some duty or purpose.
  18. those sent.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to a mission.
  2. Furniture(usually cap.) noting or pertaining to a style of American furniture of the early 20th century, created in supposed imitation of the furnishings of the Spanish missions of California and characterized by the use of dark, stained wood, by heaviness, and by extreme plainness. Also called foreign mission (for defs. 3, 6).
  • Latin missiōn- (stem of missiō) a sending off, equivalent. to miss(us) (past participle of mittere to send) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1590–1600; 1925–30 for def. 4;
mission•al, adj. 

Mis•sion  (mishən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in S Texas. 22,589.

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