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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

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The first known use of ministry was in the 14th century

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