English noun: mission | |||
1. | mission (group) an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work | ||
Synonyms | foreign mission, missionary post, missionary station | ||
Broader (hypernym) | NGO, nongovernmental organization | ||
2. | mission (act) an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters | ||
Samples | The planes were on a bombing mission. | ||
Synonyms | military mission | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military operation, operation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | combat mission, direct support, search and destroy mission, search mission | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
3. | mission (act) a special assignment that is given to a person or group | ||
Samples | A confidential mission to London. His charge was deliver a message. | ||
Synonyms | charge, commission | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assignment, duty assignment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fool's errand, martyr operation, mission impossible, sacrifice operation, suicide mission | ||
4. | mission (act) the organized work of a religious missionary | ||
Synonyms | missionary work | ||
Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | da'wah, dawah | ||
5. | mission (group) a group of representatives or delegates | ||
Synonyms | commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | organisation, organization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | diplomatic mission, embassy | ||