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ministry

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nounthe functions of the clergy

nounthe clergy
nouna department of state

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "function of a priest," from Old French menistere "service, ministry; position, post, employment," and directly from Latin ministerium "office, service, attendance, ministry," from minister (see minister (n.)). Began to be used 1916 as name of certain departments in British government.

Example Sentences for ministry

That same doing, is what we are congratulating the present Ministry upon.

The ministry escaped censure when the vote was taken by a bare majority.

During this session other difficulties were encountered by the Ministry.

Mr. Disraeli's motion was lost, and the ministry was sustained.

The end of Mr. Gladstone's first ministry was now drawing near.

Mrs. MacDermott had ...

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Synonyms for ministry

noun the functions of the clergy

exhortation
prayer
preaching
pastoral care
spiritual leadership

More words related to ministry

abbey

noun. building that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church

cloister
convent
friary
ministry
monastery
nunnery
priory
temple

administration

noun. human or group who manages effort of an organization

President
admiral
advisers
board
bureau
cabinet
chair
chairperson
chargé d'affaires
command
commander
committee
consulate
department
directors
embassy
executive
executives
feds
front office
general
governing body
headquarters
legislature
management
ministry
officers
officials
powers
presidency
presidium
stewards
superintendents
supervisors
top brass
upstairs

aid

noun. help, support

advancement
advice
advocacy
alleviation
allowance
assist
assistance
attention
backing
backup
benefaction
benefit
benevolence
bounty
care
charity
comfort
compensation
cooperation
deliverance
encouragement
endowment
favor
furtherance
gift
giving
guidance
hand
handout
leg up
lift
ministration
ministry
patronage
promotion
reinforcement
relief
rescue
reward
salvation
service
shot in the arm
subsidy
sustenance
treatment

bureaucracy

noun. system which controls organization

administration
authority
beadledom
city hall
civil service
directorate
government
management
ministry
officialdom
officials
powers that be
red tape
regulatory commission
the Establishment
the system

cabinet

noun. executives serving a leader

administration
administrators
advisers
assembly
assistants
authority
brain trust
bureau
bureaucracy
committee
council
counselors
department heads
governing body
government
kitchen cabinet
ministry
official family

channel

noun. means

agency
agent
approach
avenue
course
instrument
instrumentality
instrumentation
medium
ministry
organ
route
vehicle
way

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