NOUN | group | mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission | an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work |
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act | mission, military mission | an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters | |
act | mission, charge, commission | a special assignment that is given to a person or group | |
act | mission, missionary work | the organized work of a religious missionary | |
group | mission, deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy | a group of representatives / representatives or delegates |
Sounds | mih'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work. | |
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Synonyms | missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission | |
Broader | nongovernmental organization, NGO | An organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
Spanish | misión, misión religiosa | |
Catalan | missió, missió religiosa | |
Adjectives | missionary, missional | relating to or connected to a religious mission |
Nouns | missioner | someone sent on a mission / mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country |
Meaning | An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters. | |
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Example | "the planes were on a bombing mission" | |
Synonym | military mission | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Narrower | combat mission | A mission to capture or defend something |
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 | |
search and destroy mission | An operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam | |
search mission | A mission to discover something | |
Broader | operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
Spanish | misión militar, misión | |
Catalan | missió militar, missió |
Meaning | A special assignment that is given to a person or group. | |
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Example | "a confidential mission to London" | |
Synonyms | charge, commission | |
Narrower | fool's errand | A fruitless mission |
mission impossible | An extremely dangerous or difficult mission | |
suicide mission, martyr operation, sacrifice operation | killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself | |
Broader | assignment, duty assignment | A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) |
Spanish | encargo, encomienda, misión | |
Catalan | comanda, encàrrec, encomanda, missió | |
Nouns | missioner | someone sent on a mission / mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country |
Meaning | The organized work of a religious missionary. | |
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Synonym | missionary work | |
Narrower | da'wah, dawah | missionary work for Islam |
Broader | work | Activity directed toward making or doing something |
Spanish | misión | |
Catalan | missió | |
Nouns | missioner | someone sent on a mission / mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country |
Meaning | A group of representatives / representatives or delegates. | |
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Synonyms | deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy | |
Narrower | diplomatic mission | A mission serving diplomatic ends |
embassy | An ambassador and his entourage collectively | |
Broader | organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
Spanish | comisión, comité, delegación, diputación, encomienda | |
Catalan | comanda, comissió, comitè, delegació, diputació | |
Nouns | missioner | someone sent on a mission / mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country |
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