foreign mission

noun

1. mission ( def 10 ).
2. mission ( def 7 ).

foreign mission

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreign mission¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

I read the other day of a poor man who supports eight workers in the foreign mission field.

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The whole assembly seemed to be ready to take the first steps in the organization of a native Foreign Mission Society.

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In the meantime, the churches were exhorted to take up collections for the Foreign Mission Fund.

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Five institutions use their missionary societies to help support some one whom they know on the foreign mission field.

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Now, without doubt the sending of the missionaries has vastly improved conditions of human life in the foreign-mission lands.

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