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Definitions for: Ministry [n] building where the business of a government ministry is transacted
[n] religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
[n] a government department under the direction of a minister
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
See Also: building, edifice, foreign office, government department, priesthood
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