Mission

mish′un, n. a sending of any agent, delegate, or me enger: the purpose for which one is sent: the sending out persons to spread a religion: a series of special religious services conducted by a mi ioner : any particular field of mi ionary enterprise: persons sent on a mi ion: an emba y: a station or a ociation of mi ionaries: duty on which one is sent: purpose of life.— v.t. ( rare ) to commi ion.— n. Mi ′ionary , one sent upon a mi ion to spread the knowledge of religion.— adj. pertaining to mi ions.— ns. Mi ′ionary-bish′op , one having jurisdiction in a heathen country, or in districts not yet formed into dioceses; Mi ′ioner , one who conducts a series of special mi ion services; Mi ′ion-school , a school for religious, and sometimes also secular, instruction for the poor, kept up by charity: a school conducted by a mi ionary abroad. [Fr.,—L. mi ion-em — mittĕre , to send.]