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Mission vs Obligation - What's the difference?

mission | obligation |

As nouns the difference between mission and obligation

is that mission is a set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer while obligation is the act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

As a verb mission

is to send to a mission.

mission

Noun

  • (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
  • (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
  • (uncountable) (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
  • (countable) (Catholic tradition) 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.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.
  • (obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
  • A work.
  • Derived terms

    * diplomatic mission * intermission * intromission * mission creep * mission impossible * mission mix * mission statement * permanent mission * permission * remission * space mission * transmission

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To send to a mission.
  • obligation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
  • A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
  • A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
  • (legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement.
  • X shall be entitled to subcontract its obligation to provide the Support Services. <>
  • * 1668 December 19, , “Mr.'' Alexander Seaton ''contra'' Menzies” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
  • The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Di?charge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extingui?h the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and con?equently of all the re?t, they being all correi debendi , lyable by one individual Obligation , which cannot be Di?charged as to one, and ?tand as to all the re?t.

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "obligation": moral, legal, social, contractual, political, mutual, military, perpetual, etc.

    Synonyms

    * duty

    Antonyms

    * right