ministry

min·is·try  (mn-str)

n. pl. min·is·tries

1.

a. The act of serving; ministration.

b. One that serves as a means; an instrumentality.

2.

a. The profession, duties, and services of a minister.

b. The Christian clergy.

c. The period of service of a minister.

3.

a. A governmental department presided over by a minister.

b. The building in which such a department is housed.

c. The duties, functions, or term of a governmental minister.

d. often Ministry Governmental ministers considered as a group.

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[Middle English ministerie, from Old French ministere, from Latin ministerium, from minister, servant; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ministry

Noun

pl -tries

1. the profession or duties of a minister of religion

2. ministers considered as a group

3.

a. a government department headed by a minister

b. the buildings of such a department

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Ministry a group of ministers of state, 1710; the clergy, 1566.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ministry - religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) priesthood - the body of ordained religious practitioners
	2.	ministry - building where the business of a government department is transacted building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
	3.	ministry - a government department under the direction of a minister Foreign Office - the government department in charge of foreign relations Home Office - the government department in charge of domestic affairs government department - a department of government
	4.	ministry - the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry" employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

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ministry

noun 1. department, office, bureau, government department

noun 2. administration, government, council, cabinet

noun 3. the priesthood, the church, the cloth, the pulpit, holy orders

Translations

ministry [ˈmɪnɪstrɪ] n (BRIT) (POL) → ministerio;

(REL) → sacerdocio;

Ministry of Defence → Ministerio de Defensa

ministry [ˈmɪnɪstrɪ] n (Brit) (Pol) → ministère m;

(Rel);

to go into the ministry → devenir pasteur

ministry [ˈmɪnɪstrɪ] n (Brit) (Pol) → Ministerium nt;

to join the ministry (Rel) → Geistliche(r) werden

ministry [ˈmɪnɪstrɪ] n (BRIT ) (POL) → ministero;

(REL): to go into the ministry → diventare pastore