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• mis|sion|al — «MIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a mission …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|sion|ar|y — «MIHSH uh NEHR ee», noun, plural ar|ies, adjective. –n. 1. a person sent on the work of a religious mission: »the missionary went to Africa to convert people to Christianity. 2. a person who works to advance some cause or idea. 3. Obsolete. an… …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|sion|a|rize — «MIHSH uh nuh ryz», intransitive verb, transitive verb, rized, riz|ing. = missionize. (Cf. ↑missionize) …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|sion|ize — «MIHSH uh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to send missionaries or missions; establish a religious mission or missions: »All three religions…have been actively missionizing (Alfred L. Kroeber). –v.t. to send missionaries or missions to; convert… …   Useful english dictionary

• ad|mis|sion — «ad MIHSH uhn», noun. 1. a) the act of allowing (a person, animal, or group) to enter; entrance: »the admission of aliens into a country, the admission of Kentucky as a state into the Union. His admission into the hospital was delayed for lack of …   Useful english dictionary

• com|mis|sion|aire — «kuh MIHSH uh NAIR», noun. 1. Especially British and Canadian. a person entrusted with small errands or duties, such as that of doorman, messenger, or porter: »I said that I would see her at once and a few moments later the commissionaire brought …   Useful english dictionary

• com|mis|sion|al — «kuh MIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. having to do with a commission …   Useful english dictionary

• com|mis|sion|er|ship — «kuh MIHSH uh nuhr shihp, MIHSH nuhr », noun. 1. the office or position of a commissioner. 2. the district under a commissioner …   Useful english dictionary

• com|mis|sion|er — «kuh MIHSH uh nuhr, MIHSH nuhr», noun. 1. an official in charge of some department of a government: »a police commissioner. Our county has both a road commissioner and a commissioner of public health. 2. a member of a commission. 3. one of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|com|mis|sion — «DEE kuh MIHSH uhn», transitive verb. 1. to take out of active service; retire: »A short simple ceremony today decommissioned a great fighting ship the battleship Missouri (New York Times). 2. to deprive of one s commission: »to decommission an… …   Useful english dictionary