Ministry
['mɪnɪstrɪ] or ['mɪnɪstri]
Definition
(noun.) the work of a minister of religion; 'he is studying for the ministry'.
(noun.) building where the business of a government department is transacted.
(noun.) religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian).
(noun.) a government department under the direction of a minister.
Editor: William--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of ministering; ministration; service.
(n.) Agency; instrumentality.
(n.) The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
(n.) The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
(n.) Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Cabinet, council, administration.[2]. Office of a clergyman, ecclesiastical function.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Cabinet, council, administration, {office_of_a_minister_or_clergyman},{ecclesiastical_function},[See MINISTER]
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Examples
- The British Ministry of Reconstruction and its foreign equivalents were exposed as a soothing sham. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He created a ministry for the care of the aborigines and subject races. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And, when the matter was debated in council, the wisest part of the ministry were of my opinion. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The ministry were unable longer to oppose their wishes. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Now they tell me an act of indemnity ought to pass in favour of the ministry, to secure them from the consequences of having acted illegally. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The ministry were resolved to remove so great an obstacle out of the way of their designs. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Thence Jessie passed to a review of the ministry at that time in office, and a consideration of its deserts. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A year ago I was myself intensely miserable, because I thought I had made a mistake in entering the ministry: its uniform duties wearied me to death. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- How gladly Gerty would have welcomed the ministry of healing: how willingly have soothed the sufferer back to tolerance of life! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- A change of ministry dampened his hopes, and in 1806 the government declined to adopt his invention on his terms. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- If I had to choose between a Congressional caucus and a coalition ministry, I should not have to hesitate very long. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I preferred utter loneliness to the constant attendance of servants; but Jane's soft ministry will be a perpetual joy. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Dr. Franklin left nothing untried to prevail upon the ministry to consent to a change of measures. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Again he felt himself thinking of the ministry as possibly his vocation, and inclined towards missionary labor. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The Ministry has its eye upon you, and I know what you want. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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