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mis·sion
 mission
- pronunciation:
- mI
sh
 n
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a special job or task given to a person or group of people. The task may be government or religious work.
The spy was on a secret mission for the president.- synonyms:
- cause, crusade
- similar words:
- inspiration, motive, purpose, reason, vocation
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| definition 2: |
the buildings and land used by such a group.
The monks live in a mission outside the city.- similar words:
- church, embassy
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| definition 3: |
a particular task or duty done with strong belief.
His mission was to help the poor.- similar words:
- offering, sacrifice, vocation
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| definition 4: |
any task that one is sent to do.
Bob was sent on a mission to the grocery store by his mother.
- synonyms:
- assignment
- similar words:
- duty, errand, job, task
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| related words: |
function, objective, post, trek, work |
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