missionとは

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
• (General American) enPR: mĭshʹən, mĭshʹn, IPA^(key): /ˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
• 韻: -ɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: mis‧sion

名詞

mission (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 missions)

1. (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
2. (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
3. (in the 複数形, "the missions") 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.
5. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
   • Francis Bacon

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

6. (obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
7. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.

   Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions.

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動詞

mission (三人称単数 現在形 missions, 現在分詞 missioning, 過去形および過去分詞形 missioned)

1. (transitive) To send on a mission.
2. do missionary work, proselytize

Further reading

• mission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mission in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911