ministry
11ministry — noun 1 (BrE) government department ADJECTIVE ▪ government ▪ Agriculture, Defence, Education, Environment, Finance, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, H …
12ministry — In the OT there was a ministry of priests and Levites in the Temple, and in NT times synagogues had an official ministry (Luke 4:20; Acts 18:8). Paul gives a list of ministries operating in the Church and all are equally inspired by the Spirit… …
13ministry — min|is|try W2 [ˈmınıstri] n plural ministries [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: ministerium, from minister; MINISTER1] 1.) a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or health ministry… …
14ministry — [[t]mɪ̱nɪstri[/t]] ♦♦ ministries 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, n N In Britain and some other countries, a ministry is a government department which deals with a particular thing or area of activity, for example trade, defence, or transport. ...the… …
15ministry */*/*/ — UK [ˈmɪnɪstrɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms ministry : singular ministry plural ministries 1) a government department in the UK and some other countries, or the building from which it operates the Dutch foreign ministry ministry of: the… …
16ministry — /min euh stree/, n., pl. ministries. 1. the service, functions, or profession of a minister of religion. 2. the body or class of ministers of religion; clergy. 3. the service, function, or office of a minister of state. 4. the body of ministers… …
17ministry — / mɪnɪstri/ noun a department in the government ● a ministry official or an official from the ministry ● She works in the Ministry of Finance or the Finance Ministry. ● He is in charge of the Ministry of Information or of the Information Ministry …
18ministry — min|is|try [ mınıstri ] noun count *** 1. ) usually singular the profession or work of a church MINISTER: During his ministry he improved the church s local image. a ) usually singular the period of time when someone is a church MINISTER b ) the… …
19ministry — noun 1) he s training for the ministry Syn: holy orders, the priesthood, the cloth, the church 2) the ministry of Jesus Syn: teaching, preaching, evangelism 3) the ministry for foreign affairs S …
20ministry*/*/ — [ˈmɪnɪstri] noun 1) [C] a government department in the UK and in other countries the Dutch foreign ministry[/ex] the Ministry of Defence[/ex] 2) the ministry [singular] the profession or work of a church MINISTER …
