ministry

min·is·try

noun \ˈmi-nə-strē\

plural min·is·tries

Definition of MINISTRY

1

: ministration

2

: the office, duties, or functions of a minister

3

: the body of ministers of religion : clergy

4

: a person or thing through which something is accomplished : agency, instrumentality

5

: the period of service or office of a minister or ministry

6

often capitalized

a : the body of ministers governing a nation or state from which a smaller cabinet is sometimes selected

b : the group of ministers constituting a cabinet

7

a : a government department presided over by a minister

b : the building in which the business of a ministry is transacted

Examples of MINISTRY

1. a member of the ministry
2. She learned a lot during her first year of ministry.

First Known Use of MINISTRY

14th century

Related to MINISTRY

Synonyms

agency, instrument, instrumentality, machinery, means, medium, agent, organ, vehicle

Antonyms

laity

Related Words

determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool; weapon; activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger; antecedent, cause, occasion, reason; subagency, subagent

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary