Meaning of mission | Babel Free

Definitions

1. mission, quest
2. A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
   countable
3. A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
4. mission, task, assignment
5. A important goal or purpose; an objective.
   countable, uncountable
6. A neighborhood of San Francisco.
7. A missionary expedition.
   countable
8. mission (a building used as a base for missionary work)
9. Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
   countable, in-plural, uncountable
10. tour of duty
11. An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
    countable
12. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
    countable, uncountable
13. Dismissal; discharge from service
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
14. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
    countable, uncountable
15. An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
    Australia, countable, uncountable
16. A drug run.
    countable, slang, uncountable
17. An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“[She] made it her mission in life to make sure that no one around them would ever know the real truth. But this daughter of hers, she was a loose cannon, she was not someone to be trusted.[…]”

“The first page [of her CV] was a statement of her mission and role in life, which was to add the highest value in everything she undertook. On page two, we listed her primary governing values and operating principles. The third page listed her objectives[…]”

“[I]n either of theſe Ships, there ſhould be a Miſsion of three of the Fellowes, or Brethren of Salomons Houſe; [...]”

“Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.”

“I was thinking like meat, [you could use this wooden device to] tenderize a steak ... but not into a wooden box, 'cause it's gonna be a mission to clean.”

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