ministries

noun

plural of ministry
1
as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done

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2
as in clergies
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years

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Recent Examples of ministries French government offices and ministries might just be the best place to catch a glimpse of French furniture and design old and new. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Though the military retained control over certain ministries and the power to veto constitutional amendments, the world celebrated what seemed like a major breakthrough. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026 The first phase of the Spain Audiovisual Hub created a collaboration between ministries. — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 In July, France’s Cyber Crisis Coordination Centre blamed Russia for a series of cyberespionage operations conducted for years against sensitive French infrastructure, including government ministries. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026 The deal took months of negotiations behind the scenes between government ministries, the museum, and the Thyssen family. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone leaders say the pastor’s words attack their identity and echo past religious assimilation, spurring weekly demonstrations and new rules requiring outside ministries to seek tribal approval. — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Indonesia’s ministries of Environment and Forestry; Energy and Mineral Resources did not respond to requests for comment. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Slowly, government ministries and security forces, with little background in tech-era communications, began to utilize social media as a pipeline for propaganda. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministries
  1. agents
  2. churches
  3. instruments
  4. vehicles
  5. means
  6. agencies
  7. organs
  8. factors
Noun
  • Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Others called for a transparent investigation into the Police Department’s relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • What Wagner experienced with her shrinking congregation is arguably the most urgent challenge facing churches across America.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Abby Beck previously explained that state law already limits how close video gambling can be to schools and churches, but that the city could add places like parks to the list.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of churches
Noun
  • Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The score, composed by Damon Albarn, has a rough, analog feel to it, incorporating instruments like an Indonesian angklung.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • Personal autonomous vehicles, by contrast, are a natural extension of the company’s 118 years of expertise in building vehicles for individual customers.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Once operational, the aircraft will give Stratolaunch another option for putting reusable hypersonic test vehicles into flight.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of vehicles
Noun
  • Certifying a council as fair means comparing it against every possible group of voters and every slate of candidates that group can claim.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the court could determine whether the person has the means to pay, Looney said.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • The Fed has long blamed a range of factors for the cost overruns, including a spike in inflation, unexpected expenses such as asbestos remediation, and additional demands from review agencies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The other, Patrick McHenry, was in Congress for 20 years and helped craft export controls on surveillance technologies that could benefit China’s military or intelligence agencies.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • The company added that CagriSema reduced harmful fat around abdominal organs, including in the liver and pancreas, in adults with Type 2 diabetes.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Immix Biopharma said its experimental CAR-T therapy induced complete remissions in 89% of patients with AL Amyloidosis, a rare autoimmune disorder in which toxic proteins build up in organs like the heart and kidneys.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • The cascading fallout from COVID and our modern-day decline in formal religiosity are possibly two other factors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors

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“Ministries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministries. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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