mission
noun
[ ˈmɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.
• "a fact-finding mission to the Czech Republic"
Similar:
assignment,
commission,
expedition,
journey,
trip,
errand,
undertaking,
operation,
task,
job,
labour,
work,
chore,
business,
duty,
charge,
trust,
message,
• the vocation or calling of a religious organization, especially a Christian one, to go out into the world and spread its faith.
• "the Christian mission"
• a strongly felt aim, ambition, or calling.
• "his main mission in life has been to cut unemployment"
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world): from Latin missio(n- ), from mittere ‘send’.
