Synonyms of ministry

ministry

noun

1

as in instrumentality

something used to achieve an end

I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instrumentality
• vehicle
• instrument
• means
• agent
• agency
• organ
• machinery
• power
• factor
• mechanism
• tool
• incentive
• influence
• medium
• ingredient
• impetus
• catalyst
• weapon
• driver
• cause
• expedient
• reason
• stimulus
• determinant
• generator
• inspiration
• executor
• mover
• occasion
• animator
• activator
• instigation
• instigator
• launcher
• antecedent
• subagency
• energizer
• trigger
• subagent

2

as in clergy

the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church

the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clergy
• church
• spirituality
• episcopate
• priesthood
• presbytery
• hierarchy
• first estate
• spiritualty
• cloth
• diaconate
• clerkship
• monkhood

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laity

• laity