ministry

noun

ˈmi-nə-strē How to pronounce ministry (audio)
Definition of ministrynext
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

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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

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Recent Examples of ministry According to Jones, Davis sang in the youth choir, worked with the children's ministry, and did outreach for the unsheltered. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026 The Yemeni ministry said one Indonesian was also killed, adding the crew lost control of the vessel after being attacked. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 The Saudi energy ministry earlier said a fire there was extinguished and no one had been injured, without giving any details on the cause. — Sara Gharaibeh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 Ukraine's air defenses shot down around 5,300 drones and missiles last month, Ukraine's defense ministry said Friday, just under 60% of the around 9,000 attack drones and missiles Russia fired in the same period. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ministry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministry
  1. instrumentality
  2. clergy
  3. means
  4. church
  5. instrument
  6. vehicle
  7. agent
  8. agency
Noun
  • Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.
    — Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.
    — Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
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  • Buddhist clergy quickly responded—opening schools in Hilo and Kona in 1898 and in Honolulu in 1902, and sparking a showdown between leaders of both religions.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Goffin, who’s also the New Chicago police chief, said the clergy also wanted answers from NIPSCO about allegations raised in social media posts.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of clergy
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  • Because having a major LLM now adopt automatic watermarking of all its AI outputs has caused masses of people to rush to find a means to defeat the watermarking.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Defense attorney Steve Haney argued that there was no evidence Rinderknecht started the blaze, that the fire could have been started by a firework or other means and that the fire scene was not secured.
    — Sierra van der Brug, Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of means
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  • This disclosure prompted church leadership to meet with the accuser and her mother, which ultimately resulted in a report to the child abuse hotline that same month.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Gospel Wednesday Concert, an hour-long concert at a historic Black church in Harlem.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of church
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  • Zhang Heng’s seismoscope Chinese polymath Zhang Heng created his earthquake-detecting instrument in 132 CE.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The sound stage felt bludgeoned into submission throughout, as the intense distortion of bass, percussion and guitars made the instrument separation within the mix almost inaudible.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of instrument
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  • For customer Charlie Plumley, the result was enough to replace his own classic Bronco with a Vintage Modern vehicle.
    — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators used the plate to identify the suspect vehicle as an Acura TL sedan, which was found a short time later abandoned in Sunnyvale.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of vehicle
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  • Working with a real estate agent, Belmonte quickly saw homes in his price range selling for far more than their asking prices.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Other ways to prevent cockroaches with baking soda are to utilize it as a cleaning agent.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • The agreement Hansen describes would be a much larger legal matter than a standard screening NDA, and would not be asked of other individuals screening the film — including press and third-party marketing agencies.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The era also marked a turning point for the mob in Las Vegas, as the FBI turned a more critical eye on organized crime in the city and a new state gaming agency began investigating casinos more aggressively.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of agency

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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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