ministry
noun
[ ˈmɪnɪstri ]
• (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister.
• "the Ministry of Defence"
• the work or vocation of a minister of religion.
• "he is training for the ministry"
Similar:
holy orders,
the priesthood,
the cloth,
the church,
• (in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister.
• "Gladstone's first ministry was outstanding"
• the action of ministering to someone.
• "the soldiers were no less in need of his ministry"
Origin:
Middle English (in ministry (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin ministerium, from minister (see minister).
