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MIS'SION, n. [L. missio, from mitto, to send.]

1. A sending or being sent, usually the latter; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; commission; as sent on a foreign mission.

How to begin, how to accomplish best

His end of being on earth, and mission high.

2. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed by authority to perform any service; particularly, the persons sent to propagate religion, or evangelize the heathen. The societies for propagating the gospel have missions in almost every country. Last week a mission sailed for the Sandwich isles. We have domestic missions and foreign missions.

3. Dismission; discharge from service; a Roman use of the word; in English, obsolete.

4. Faction; party. [Not in use.]


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MIS'SION, n. [L. missio, from mitto, to send.]

1. A sending or being sent, usually the latter; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; commission; as sent on a foreign mission.

How to begin, how to accomplish best

His end of being on earth, and mission high.

2. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed by authority to perform any service; particularly, the persons sent to propagate religion, or evangelize the heathen. The societies for propagating the gospel have missions in almost every country. Last week a mission sailed for the Sandwich isles. We have domestic missions and foreign missions.

3. Dismission; discharge from service; a Roman use of the word; in English, obsolete.

4. Faction; party. [Not in use.]

MIS'SION, n. [missio, from mitto, to send.]

  1. A sending or being sent, usually the latter; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; commission; as, sent on a foreign mission. How to begin, how to accomplish best / His end of being on earth, and mission high. Milton.
  2. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed by authority to perform any service; particularly, the persons sent to propagate religion, or evangelize the heathen. The societies for propagating the Gospel have missions in almost every country. Last week a mission sailed for the Sandwich Isles. We have domestic missions and foreign missions.
  3. Dismission; discharge from service; a Roman use of the word; in English, obsolete. Bacon.
  4. Faction; party. [Not in use.] Shak.

Mis"sion
  1. The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission.

    Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,
    Made emulous missions 'mongst the gods themselves.     Shak.

  2. To send on a mission.

    [Mostly used in the form of the past participle.] Keats.
  3. That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission.

    How to begin, how to accomplish best
    His end of being on earth, and mission high.     Milton.

  4. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

    In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house. Bacon.

  5. An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.
  6. An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.
  7. A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers.

    Addis *** Arnold.
  8. Dismission] discharge from service.

    [Obs.]

    Mission school. (a) A school connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries. (b) A school for the religious instruction of children not having regular church privileges.

    Syn. -- Message; errand; commission; deputation.

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Mission

MIS'SION, noun [Latin missio, from mitto, to send.]

1. A sending or being sent, usually the latter; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; commission; as sent on a foreign mission

How to begin, how to accomplish best

His end of being on earth, and mission high.

2. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed by authority to perform any service; particularly, the persons sent to propagate religion, or evangelize the heathen. The societies for propagating the gospel have missions in almost every country. Last week a mission sailed for the Sandwich isles. We have domestic missions and foreign missions.

3. Dismission; discharge from service; a Roman use of the word; in English, obsolete.

4. Faction; party. [Not in use.]

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

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