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missional
mis·sion M0342600 (mĭsh′ən)n.1. a. A special assignment given to a person or group: an agent on a secret mission.b. A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit.c. An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives: a mission to Mars.2. An ambition or purpose that is assumed by a person or group: felt it was his mission in life to help the poor.3. a. A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country.b. The business with which such a body of persons is charged.c. A permanent diplomatic office abroad.d. A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.4. a. A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance.b. A mission established abroad.c. The district assigned to a mission worker.d. A building or compound housing a mission.e. An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory.f. missions Missionary duty or work.5. A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization.6. A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district.tr.v. mis·sioned, mis·sion·ing, mis·sions 1. To send (someone) on a mission.2. To organize or establish a religious mission among (a people) or in (an area).adj.1. Of or relating to a mission.2. Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California.3. often Mission Of or relating to a furniture style originating during the Arts and Crafts Movement and characterized by sturdy, angular, solid wood construction.
[French, from Old French, from Latin missiō, missiōn-, from missus, past participle of mittere, to send off.]
mis′sion·al adj.missional (ˈmɪʃənəl) adj (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a religious missionThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | missional - relating to or connected to a religious missionmissionary |
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