Definition of Ministry. Meaning of Ministry. Synonyms of Ministry
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Definition of Ministry
Ministry Ministry Min"is*try, n.; pl. Ministries . [L. ministerium. See
Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]
1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. ``With
tender ministry.' --Thomson.
2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality.
The ordinary ministry of second causes. --Atterbury.
The wicked ministry of arms. --Dryden.
3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant,
or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial
function or profession.
4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a
body.
5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of
Pitt.