Office

['ɒfɪs] or ['ɔfɪs]

Definition

(noun.) a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; 'the offices of the mass'.

(noun.) place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; 'he rented an office in the new building'.

(noun.) professional or clerical workers in an office; 'the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard'.

(noun.) (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; 'being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage'; 'during his first year in office'; 'during his first year in power'; 'the power of the president'.

Checker: Roy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices.

(n.) A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office.

(n.) A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God himself; as, the office of a priest under the old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new.

(n.) That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; -- answering to duty in intelligent beings.

(n.) The place where a particular kind of business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers and others transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's office.

(n.) The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the office.

(n.) The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc.

(n.) Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service.

(v. t.) To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.

Typist: Pearl

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Station (conferred by authority), post, situation, place, BERTH.[2]. Charge, trust, business, employment, duty, service, function, capacity.[3]. Place of business, counting-room, bureau.

Editor: Roxanne

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Service, duty, appointment, function, employment, station, business_post

ANT:Leisure, vacancy, resignation, sinecure

Typist: Rosa

Definition

n. settled duty or employment: a position imposing certain duties or giving a right to exercise an employment: business: act of worship: order or form of a religious service either public or private: that which a thing is designed or fitted to do: a place where business is carried on: (pl.) acts of good or ill: service: the apartments of a house in which the domestics discharge their duties.—ns. Off′ice-bear′er one who holds office: one who has an appointed duty to perform in connection with some company society &c.; Off′icer one who holds an office: a person who performs some public duty: a person entrusted with responsibility in the army or navy.—v.t. to furnish with officers: to command as officers.—adj. Offic′ial pertaining to an office: depending on the proper office or authority: done by authority.—n. one who holds an office: a subordinate public officer: the deputy of a bishop &c.—ns. Offic′ialism official position: excessive devotion to official routine and detail; Official′ity Offic′ialty the charge office or jurisdiction of an official: the official headquarters of an ecclesiastical or other deliberative and governing body.—adv. Offic′ially.—n. Offic′iant one who officiates at a religious service one who administers a sacrament.—v.i. Offic′iāte to perform the duties of an office: (with for) to perform official duties in place of another.—n. Offic′iātor.—Give the office (slang) to suggest supply information; Holy office the Inquisition.

Checked by Brady

Unserious Contents or Definition

For a person to dream that he holds office, denotes that his aspirations will sometimes make him undertake dangerous paths, but his boldness will be rewarded with success. If he fails by any means to secure a desired office he will suffer keen disappointment in his affairs. To dream that you are turned out of office, signifies loss of valuables.

Typist: Phil

Examples

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