Mission 166188 225420720 2008-07-13T16:27:49Z RBDann 4191260 added Wikipedia link {{wiktionary|mission}} {{TOCright}} A '''mission''', from the Latin ''missum'' (English: ''sent''), is a specific task, often [[religious]], which a person or group has been charged with or adopts as their main purpose. It can also mean a school or other institution founded for religious education and/or evangelization. See also [[missionary]], a related word in a religious context. The mission of an organization is often stated explicitly in a [[mission statement]]. ===Religion=== * [[Mission (Christian)]], a [[Christian]] [[missionary]] movement or post ** [[Mission (station)]], a base of missionary practice * [[List of Spanish missions]], various missions established by the Spanish in the New World (modern Latin America, mostly) both to spread Christianity and to oversee colonization. * [[Bolivarian Missions]], a series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela. * [[Mission (LDS Church)]], an administrative area, often based on geographic regions, of proselytizing or service assignments by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ** [[Missionary (LDS Church)]] ** [[Mission president]], a priesthood leadership position LDS Church * Most [[Canadian residential school system|Canadian residential schools]] for aboriginal children were known as "the Mission"; one such is the namesake of [[Mission, British Columbia]], another of [[Okanagan Mission]] in [[Kelowna, British Columbia]] ===Politics and government=== * [[Diplomatic mission]], a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory * [[Space mission]], the launch of craft into outer space. ** [[List of human spaceflights]], a list of manned space missions. * [[Combat mission]], a military action. ===Other=== * [[Mission statement]], a brief statement of the purpose of an organization * [[Mission (slang)]], a slang term often used to describe a task or objective of which is considered difficult by the user '''Mission may''' also refer to: ==Geography== In the '''United States''': *[[Mission District, San Francisco, California]], a neighborhood of San Francisco. ** [[Mission High School (San Francisco, California)]], a high school there. *[[Mission, Kansas]] *[[Mission, Oregon]] *[[Mission, South Dakota]] *[[Mission, Texas]] *[[Mission Ridge Ski Area]], [[Washington]] In '''Canada''': *[[Mission, British Columbia]], a district municipality in British Columbia *[[Mission, Calgary]], a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta *[[Okanagan Mission]], a neighbourhood of Kelowna BC, is locally known as "the Mission" Non-English-language equivalents: In [[Argentina]] *[[Misiones Province]] In '''Brazil''': * [[Missões, Brazil]], a region of [[Rio Grande do Sul]] in Brazil roughly occupying the same area previously dominated by the colonial missions founded by Padre Roque Gonzales. ** [[São Miguel das Missões]], one of the best preserved of the old colonial missions. ** [[Guarani das Missões]] ** [[São Paulo das Missões]] ** [[Campina das Missões]] In [[Paraguay]] *[[Misiones Department]] See also: *[[La Misión]] ==Other uses== * Mission, the previous name of the music group currently known as "Crown City Rockers." * [[Mission Vao]], a character in the video game ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''. * [[Mission (grape)]], a variety of grape. * [[Mission bottle]], a bottle in a pharmacy for an oral liquid drug given to a patient (as opposed to a stock bottle, which usually contains a bulk amount of liquid and is not to be given to patients). * [[International Audio Group|Mission]] British manufacturer of loudspeakers now owned by IAG * [[Mission Hockey|Mission (hockey)]], an ice and roller hockey skates and equipment manufacturer * [[Captain Mission]], an 18th century pirate [['''spaduti''']] and captain of ''The Republic of the Sea'' who founded a short-lived utopian society. ==See also== *[[Indigenous church mission theory]] {{disambig}} [[de:Mission]] [[eo:Misio]] [[fr:Mission]] [[gl:Misión]] [[lt:Misija]] [[nl:Mission]] [[ja:ミッション]] [[no:Misjon]] [[pl:Misja]] [[ru:Миссия]] [[vo:Mission]]