foreign mission

noun

mission(def 10).
mission(def 7).

Origin of foreign mission

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby foreign mission

foreign commerce, foreign correspondent, foreign exchange, foreign legion, foreign minister, foreign mission, foreign office, foreign policy, foreign relations, foreign relations committee, foreign secretary

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British Dictionary definitions for foreign mission

foreign mission

noun

a body of persons sent to a non-Christian country in order to propagate Christianity
a diplomatic or other mission sent by one country to another