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Ministry - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ministry : (noun)
1: religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
2: building where the business of a government ministry is
transacted
3: a government department under the direction of a minister
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ministry : \Min"is*try\, n.; pl. Ministries . [L. ministerium. See
Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]
1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. ``With
tender ministry.'' --Thomson.
2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality.
The ordinary ministry of second causes. --Atterbury.
The wicked ministry of arms. --Dryden.
3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant,
or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial
function or profession.
4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a
body.
5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of
Pitt.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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