missioni

Missioni is the Italian plural form of missione, a noun that denotes a task, assignment, or journey undertaken to achieve a purpose. In everyday Italian, missione refers to a defined objective or duty, while missioni indicates multiple such tasks or undertakings. The word derives from Latin missio and shares roots with the English word mission.

In usage, missioni appears across several domains. In religious contexts, it describes missionary activities and outreach conducted by churches or religious organizations. In international and public affairs, it denotes organized expeditions or assignments, as in missioni di pace (peacekeeping missions) or missioni diplomatiche (diplomatic missions). In science, technology, and exploration, missioni refers to planned endeavors such as missioni spaziali (space missions) or other research expeditions. In business and journalism, it can describe field assignments or project goals carried out by teams.

Grammatical notes emphasize that missione is feminine, with missioni as the regular plural. The term is widely used in contemporary Italian, including media, literature, and everyday speech, to refer to a single task or a sequence of tasks, whether practical, religious, diplomatic, or exploratory. Related terms include missione (singular), missione (historical or formal variants), and the English cognate mission. See also: missione.