ministerium

[ min-uh-steer-ee-uhm ]

noun(sometimes initial capital letter)

an organization of local ministers or religious leaders who work with other community leaders on social or educational programs.

Origin of ministerium

From Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at ministry

Words Nearby ministerium

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How to use ministerium in a sentence

Quo pacto Wiggo capulum complexus, cuspidem per Hiartuarum agit, ultionis compos, cuius Roluoni ministerium pollicitus fuerat.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
My good friend at the Kreigs ministerium kept his word faithfully about procuring tickets for us.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 | Various
This and the subsequent royal decrees will be found in full in Hst's "Struensee's ministerium," vol.
Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III) | C. F. Lachelles Wraxall

British Dictionary definitions for ministerium

ministerium

/ (ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəm) /

nounplural -ria (-rɪə)

the body of the Lutheran ministers in a district

Origin of ministerium

C19: Latin: ministry

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