ministry

Noun

Meaning

The act of ministering; ministration; service.

Agency; instrumentality.

The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.

The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.

Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

department bureau secretariat directorate service office administration clergy bureaucracy ministration pastorate government department council russia commission
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Antonyms

problem lack opposition trial bar disorder
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Hypernyms

work building employment priesthood edifice government department

Hyponyms

home office Foreign Office

Phrases with the word

Home Ministry Foreign Ministry Ministry of Finance Ministry of Justice Ministry of Interior religious ministry

Anagrams

myristin

Examples

I am looking forward to even greater healings and miracles in my ministry. Benny Hinn

Our supporters support us for one reason, people pray for us for one reason - because of the healing ministry. Benny Hinn

Next to the ministry I know of no more noble profession than the law. The object aimed at is justice, equal and exact, and if it does not reach that end at once it is because the stream is diverted by selfishness or checked by ignorance. Its principles ennoble and its practice elevates. William Jennings Bryan

We're here to re-dedicate you to The Power, The Passion, The Mystery, and The Ministry of Rock and Roll. Bruce Springsteen

I think my writing is part of my ministry. Robert Fulghum

Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, South America. David Wilkerson

Close letter words and terms

ministring ministrix ministroke ministry for internal affairs Ministry of Defence ministry of external relations