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ministry |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ministry n 1: religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) 2: the building where the business of a government ministry is transacted 3: a government department under the direction of a minister
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