mission

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.ən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
  2. noun an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
  3. noun a special assignment that is given to a person or group

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
nongovernmental organization

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