mission

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Synonyms: omission, emission, fission, mistion, amission, xmission, mision, missio

Antonyms: omission, emission, fission, mistion, amission, xmission, mision, missio

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A set of tasks that fulfills a [[purpose]] or [[duty]]; an [[assignment]] set by an employer, or by oneself.
2. A important goal or purpose; an objective.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[missionary]] expedition.
4. {{lb|en|in the plural, "the missions"}} [[Third World]] [[charities]], particularly those which [[preach]] as well as provide aid.
5. {{lb|en|countable|Catholicism}} An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
6. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a [[delegation]]; an [[embassy]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[dismissal|Dismissal]]; [[discharge]] from [[service]]
8. A {{l|en|settlement}} or {{l|en|building}} serving as a base for {{l|en|missionary}} work.
9. {{lb|en|Australia|becoming|_|obsolete}} An settlement predominantly inhabited by [[Indigenous Australians]] living in [[housing commission]].
10. {{lb|en|slang|drugs}} A [[drug run]].
11. {{lb|en|colloquial}} An [[ordeal]]; an difficult, [[trying]] task.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[send]] on a mission.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To do [[missionary]] work, [[proselytize]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[undertake]] an arduous or long task that requires substantial effort.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|district municipality|province/British Columbia|c/Canada}}.
2. {{place|en|neighborhood|cities/San Francisco}}.

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