foreign mission

noun

Origin of foreign mission

First recorded in 1800–10

Words Nearby foreign mission

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How to use foreign mission in a sentence

I read the other day of a poor man who supports eight workers in the foreign mission field.
When the Holy Ghost is Come | S. L. Brengle
The whole assembly seemed to be ready to take the first steps in the organization of a native foreign mission Society.
Mary and I | Stephen Return Riggs
In the meantime, the churches were exhorted to take up collections for the foreign mission Fund.
Mary and I | Stephen Return Riggs
Five institutions use their missionary societies to help support some one whom they know on the foreign mission field.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 | Various
Now, without doubt the sending of the missionaries has vastly improved conditions of human life in the foreign-mission lands.
Quiet Talks with World Winners | S. D. Gordon

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

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