Noun

Singular mission

Plural countable and uncountable; plural missions

mission (countable and uncountable; plural missions)

1. (countable) A duty that involves fulfilling a request.
2. (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
3. (uncountable) (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
4. (countable) (Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

Derived terms

• mission statement
• military mission
• diplomatic mission
• permanent mission
• combat mission
• space mission
• mission mix

Related terms

• mess
• message
• messenger
• missile
• missionary
• missive

Mission may refer to:

Religion

• Mission (Christian), a Christian missionary movement or post
  • Mission (station), a base of missionary practice
• List of Spanish missions, various missions established by the Spanish in the New World (modern Latin America, mostly) both to spread Christianity and to oversee colonization
• Bolivarian Missions, a series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela
• Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Tasks

• Combat mission, a military action
• Diplomatic mission, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory
• Space mission, the launch of craft into outer space
  • List of human spaceflights, a list of manned space missions
• Mission statement, a brief statement of the purpose of an organization