ministration

noun

min·​is·​tra·​tion ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 

: the act or process of ministering

Examples of ministration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beauty & Wellness ministrations come courtesy of Dr Burgener skincare with treatments lasting anything from four hours to six days. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

But even the objects that have no signs of mold receive the tender ministrations of Kvamm and her team. —Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026

The magic of the ballet’s fantastic world, evoked through Balanchine’s wizardly dance strokes to Tchaikovsky’s famed score, culminates in Giménez’s regal ministrations as Sugar Plum in the second act’s Land of the Sweets. —Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 9 Dec. 2025

As last week ended, however, with mounting hopes that, after two years, Israel’s brutal campaign in Gaza might end with a deal brought about via Trump’s ministrations, speculation circulated that the American President might indeed win the Peace Prize, which was to be announced on Saturday. —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ministracioun, borrowed from Latin ministrātiōn-, ministrātiō, from ministrāre "to act as a servant, serve, minister entry 2" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ministration

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation