ministry
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
ministries
plural
ministries
Britannica Dictionary definition of MINISTRY
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a
the ministry
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religious leaders as a group
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ministers as a group
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a member of the ministry
b
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the office, duties, or work of a religious minister
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— usually singular
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His ministry is among the city's immigrants.
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She learned a lot during her first year of ministry.
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When did he enter the ministry? [=when did he start doing religious work?; when did he become a minister?]
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a government department or the building in which it is located
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(Brit) the Ministry of Defence [=(US) Department of Defense]
