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TOEFL BNC: 1717 COCA: 4242

ministry

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ministry /ˈmɪnəstri/ noun
plural ministries
ministry
/ˈmɪnəstri/
noun
plural ministries
Learner's definition of MINISTRY
the ministry : religious leaders as a group : ministers as a group(全体)牧师
: the office, duties, or work of a religious minister牧师职位;牧师职责
[count]
usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
[count] : a government department or the building in which it is located(政府的)部,部办公楼
TOEFL BNC: 1717 COCA: 4242

ministry

noun

min·​is·​try ˈmi-nə-strē How to pronounce ministry (audio)
plural ministries
1
: ministration
the ingenuity of destruction … had outrun the ministry of healing Dixon Wecter
2
: the office, duties, or functions of a minister
was well prepared for the ministry
3
: the body of ministers of religion : clergy
joined the Presbyterian ministry
4
: a person or thing through which something is accomplished : agency, instrumentality
heroic believers become such by the ministry of heroic pain Austin Phelps
5
: the period of service or office of a minister or ministry
Many reforms were enacted during his ministry.
6
often capitalized
a
: the body of ministers governing a nation or state from which a smaller cabinet (see cabinet entry 1 sense 3b) is sometimes selected
b
: the group of ministers constituting a cabinet
7
a
: a government department presided over by a minister
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
b
: the building in which the business of a ministry is transacted

Example Sentences

a member of the ministry She learned a lot during her first year of ministry.
Recent Examples on the Web The ministry also said that Russian military academies were shortening training courses so cadets could be deployed sooner. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 The ministry said that the Rosneft subsidiaries imported crude oil worth several hundred million euros from Russia to Germany every month. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 The ministry said Russian forces are making the most gains north of Donetsk city, around Avdiivka and Bakhmut. Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 The ministry also said Apple could have taken better measures to address environmental waste by adopting the USB-C port for iPhones, rather than continue to rely on the proprietary Lightning port. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 The rescuers hope to reach the camp by midnight and continue upwards the next morning at dawn, the ministry said. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 The ministry said the espionage charges dated back to 2015 and 2009, Reuters reported. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 The ministry said that four Russian fighter jets and two helicopter gunships destroyed about 20 boats and the others turned back. Joanna Kozlowska, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The ministry said the results would be only one of the many factors determining BTS members' military status. Hyung-jin Kim, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ministerie, minstri "personal service, religious office, position in a church," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ministere "service, duty," going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin ministerium "activity of a servant, duty, task, support" (Late Latin, "ecclesiastical service") from minister "servant, minister entry 1" + -ium, denominal suffix of occupations

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ministry was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 1717 COCA: 4242
ministry

noun¹

1 (BrE) government department政府部門ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINISTRY | MINISTRY + VERB | MINISTRY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgovernment政府的部Agriculture, Defence, Education, Environment, Finance, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Health, Interior, Justice, Transport, etc.農業部、國防部、教育部、環境部、財政部、外交部、衞生部、內政部、司法部、交通部等key主要的部He assumed direct control of key ministries.他直接管轄各要害部委。VERB + MINISTRYrun管理⋯部take over接管⋯部create組建⋯部MINISTRY + VERBapprove sth, support sth⋯部批准⋯;⋯部支持⋯The plan was approved by the Ministry of Housing.計劃已獲住房部批准。control sth⋯部管理⋯own sth⋯部擁有⋯on ministry-owned land在部屬地產上MINISTRY + NOUNofficial, spokesman, spokesperson⋯部官員;⋯部發言人PREPOSITIONat the ministry在⋯部staff at the Greek Foreign Ministry希臘外交部工作人員in the ministry, within the ministry在⋯部裏a senior man in the Ministry of Health衞生部的一位高級官員ministry of⋯部a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture文化部的一位發言人PHRASESa department at the ministry, a department in the ministry部的一個司
ministry

noun²

2ministers of religion牧師ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINISTRY ADJECTIVEchurch教會牧師Christian, evangelical, lay基督教牧師;基督教福音派牧師;平信徒傳道人pastoral教牧職務ordained按立牧師campus, prison校園/監獄牧師VERB + MINISTRYbegin, enter開始牧職;當牧師leave離開牧職provide提供牧養The church provides a valuable ministry to a growing population.教會使越來越多的人能夠得到牧養。

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