mission /mishˈən/

1. An act of sending, esp to perform some function
2. A flight with a specific purpose, such as a bombing raid or a task assigned to an astronaut or astronauts
3. The errand or purpose for which one is sent
4. That for which one has been or seems to have been sent into the world, vocation
5. A sending out of people on a political or diplomatic errand, for the spreading of a religion, etc
6. An organization that sends out missionaries
7. Its activities
8. A station or establishment of missionaries
9. Any particular field of missionary enterprise
10. The body of people sent on a mission
11. An embassy
12. A settlement for religious, charitable, medical, or philanthropic work in a district
13. A religious organization or district not fully developed as a parish
14. A series of special religious services conducted by a missioner

Of a mission or missions, esp characteristic of the old Spanish missions in California

To commission

missˈionarize or missˈionarise transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To act as missionary (to, among, or in)
2. To do missionary work

missˈionary noun

A person sent on a mission, esp religious

Relating to a mission or missions

missˈioner noun

1. A missionary
2. A person in charge of parochial missions

missˈionize or missˈionise transitive verb and intransitive verb

To do missionary work (upon, in, or among)

mission architecture noun

The style of the old Spanish missions in California, etc

missionary-bishˈop noun

One having jurisdiction in an unconverted country, or in districts not yet formed into dioceses

missionary position noun

In sexual intercourse, the face-to-face position with the male on top

missionary selling noun

Approaches made by manufacturers to develop goodwill with new contacts who are not the intended final purchasers of a particular product, and to increase sales

mission creep noun

The tendency for a military operation to exceed its initial purposes, drawing in more personnel and resources and pursuing more complex and wide-reaching objectives

Mission Indian noun

A member of any of the Native American tribes converted by early Spanish Catholic missionaries in California, etc

mission statement noun

A succinct statement of its aims and principles formulated by a business or other organization for the supposed benefit of its members and customers

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