missione

Missione is the Italian noun meaning mission or task. It denotes the purpose, objective, or assignment that someone or a group is expected to accomplish, and can refer to both the act of sending someone on behalf of a sender and the overall aim of an undertaking.

Etymology and form: Missione derives from Latin missio, “a sending,” from mittere, “to send.” The word is feminine in Italian, and its plural form is missioni.

Usage and contexts: In business and organizational language, missione appears in phrases such as missione aziendale (corporate mission) and dichiarazione di missione (mission statement), which describe the core purpose of an entity. The term is also used in religious, military, and humanitarian contexts, for example missione religiosa (religious mission), missione militare (military mission), or missione di soccorso (relief mission). In specific domains, it can refer to a planned operation or journey, such as missione spaziale (space mission).

Relation to related terms: In Italian, synonyms for missione include scopo, fine, and obiettivo, each emphasizing a facet of intended outcomes. The English equivalent is mission, and missione is the standard Italian term used in formal and everyday language to express the idea of a purposeful undertaking.