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mission

noun
/ˈmɪʃ.ən/

Etymology

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

  1. learned borrowing from missiō — “a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”

Definitions

  1. A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty

    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

    A important goal or purpose; an objective.

    • [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.[…]

  3. A missionary expedition.

  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.

    2. An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger…

      An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

    3. A number of people appointed to perform any service

      A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

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

    4. Dismissal

      Dismissal; discharge from service

    5. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.

      • Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.

    6. An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing…

      An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.

    7. A drug run.

    8. An ordeal

      An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.

      • 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.

    9. To send on a mission.

    10. To do missionary work, proselytize.

    11. A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.

    12. A neighborhood of San Francisco.

The neighborhood

Derived

antimission, chef de mission, countermission, diplomatic mission, fire mission, inner mission, intermission, intromission, mission accomplished, missional, mission creep, mission-critical, missionee, Mission golden-eyed treefrog, mission home, mission impossible, Mission Indian, missionise, missionization, missionize, mission kill, missionless, mission manzanita, mission mix, mission mixture, Mission olive, Mission Ridge, mission school, mission statement, mission station, mission stiff, multimission, on a mission, permanent mission, permission, remission, rescue mission, side mission, space mission, submission · +2 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mission. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mission. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at mission

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA