Sake vs Mission - What's the difference?
sake | mission |
Cause, interest or account.
* For the sake of argument
Purpose or end; reason.
* For old times' sake
The benefit or regard of someone or something.
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(obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
* And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. — Genesis 3:17
(countable and uncountable) Rice wine, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.
(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
(obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
A work.
As nouns the difference between sake and mission
is that sake is sake, (japanese rice wine) while mission is mission (all senses).sake
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at soke, soken, seek.Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake , and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.}}
- But it will be for your sake that we'll undertake to refute this thesis,
Usage notes
* The word sake is generally used in constructions of the form "for X's sake" or "for the sake of X", where X is a noun. (See the quotations above, for sake of, and for the sake of.) * Garner's Modern American Usage'' notes it is common to write an apostrophe rather than apostrophe–ess in this construction when the noun ends in an /s/ or /z/ sound: ''for appearance' sake, for goodness' sake .Derived terms
* for Christ’s sake * for fuck's sake * for God’s sake * for heaven’s sake * for sake of * for the sake of * for the sake of it * keepsakeEtymology 2
From (etyl) , any alcoholic drink.Alternative forms
* ', ' sakiNoun
(en noun) (wikipedia)Synonyms
* rice wineSee also
* awamori * shochuStatistics
*mission
English
(wikipedia mission)Noun
- In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.
