Mission vs. Journey — What's the Difference?

A special assignment given to a person or group

An act of travelling from one place to another

A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit.

Travel somewhere

An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives

The act of traveling from one place to another, especially when involving a considerable distance; a trip.

An ambition or purpose that is assumed by a person or group

A distance to be traveled or the time required for a trip

A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country.

A process or course likened to traveling, such as a series of trying experiences; a passage

The business with which such a body of persons is charged.

To make a journey; travel.

A permanent diplomatic office abroad.

To travel over or through.

A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.

A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.

A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance.

(metaphorical) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.

A mission established abroad.

(obsolete) A day.

The district assigned to a mission worker.

(obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.

A building or compound housing a mission.

(obsolete) A day's work.

An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory.

The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.

Missions Missionary duty or work.

A group of giraffes.

A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization.

To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district.

The travel or work of a day.

To send (someone) on a mission.

Travel or passage from one place to another, especially one covering a large distance or taking a long time.

To organize or establish a religious mission among (a people) or in (an area).

A passage through life, or a passage through any significant experience, or from one state to another.

Of or relating to a mission.

The distance that is traveled in a journey{2}, or the time taken to complete a journey{2}; as, it's a two-day journey from the oasis into Cairo by camel; from Mecca to Samarkand is quite a journey.

Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California.

To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.

Often Mission Of or relating to a furniture style originating during the Arts and Crafts Movement and characterized by sturdy, angular, solid wood construction.

To traverse; to travel over or through.

(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.

The act of traveling from one place to another

(uncountable) Religious evangelism.

Undertake a journey or trip

(in the plural, "the missions") Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.

Travel upon or across;

An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.

A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

(obsolete) Dismissal; discharge from service

A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.

(transitive) To send on a mission.

(intransitive) To do missionary work, proselytize.

The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission.

That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission.

Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy; as, the Russian mission to the United Nations.

An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.

An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.

A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers.

Dismission; discharge from service.

To send on a mission.

An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters;

A special assignment that is given to a person or group;

The organized work of a religious missionary

A group of representatives or delegates