rescue mission

noun

Definitions

  1. A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster

  2. A religious mission set up (usually in poor city quarters) to rescue human 'derelicts'…

    A religious mission set up (usually in poor city quarters) to rescue human 'derelicts' from a wasted life of sin, the final aim being conversion

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