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MISSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The organized work of a religious missionary
Synonyms:
mission; missionary work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mission" is a kind of...):
work (activity directed toward making or doing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mission"):
da'wah; dawah (missionary work for Islam)
Derivation:
missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A special assignment that is given to a person or group
Example:
his charge was deliver a message
Synonyms:
charge; commission; mission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mission" is a kind of...):
assignment; duty assignment (a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mission"):
fool's errand (a fruitless mission)
mission impossible (an extremely dangerous or difficult mission)
martyr operation; sacrifice operation; suicide mission (killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb)
Derivation:
missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
Example:
the planes were on a bombing mission
Synonyms:
military mission; mission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mission" is a kind of...):
military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mission"):
combat mission (a mission to capture or defend something)
search mission (a mission to discover something)
search and destroy mission (an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them)
direct support (a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A group of representatives or delegates
Synonyms:
commission; delegacy; delegation; deputation; mission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("mission" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mission"):
diplomatic mission (a mission serving diplomatic ends)
embassy (an ambassador and his entourage collectively)
Derivation:
missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
Synonyms:
foreign mission; mission; missionary post; missionary station
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("mission" is a kind of...):
NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)
Derivation:
missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
Context examples:
While in London on this treasonable mission he met his end.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
That mission was to test the truth of Professor Challenger's statements.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Well armed, they stole out of the stockade, but it proved a useless mission.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He could not—he would not—renounce his wild field of mission warfare for the parlours and the peace of Vale Hall.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite can measure precipitation from space.
(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)
The ominous figure galloped up once more alongside of our curricle, but this time his mission was a more amiable one.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It is my holy mission to be a sompnour or pardoner.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
(American Diabetes Association, NCI Thesaurus)
It fulfills its mission to 'advance science and serve society' through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more.
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, NCI Thesaurus)
The findings are the result of the ongoing deep dive into data from NASA's Cassini mission.
(New Organic Compounds Found in Enceladus Ice Grains, NASA)
