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ministerium

American  
[min-uh-steer-ee-uhm] / ˌmɪn əˈstɪər i əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. an organization of local ministers or religious leaders who work with other community leaders on social or educational programs.


ministerium British  
/ ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəm /

noun

  1. the body of the Lutheran ministers in a district

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ministerium

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

Example Sentences

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Synod had also received a Reformed minister as such into her ministerium.

From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

Accordingly, Messrs. Moser and Henkel attended, but none of the ministerium of the North Carolina Synod appeared.

From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

Spener himself indeed preferred the Calvinistic presbyterial constitution, because only in it could equality be given to all the three orders, ministerium ecclesiasticum, magistratus politicus, status œconomicus.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

When the ministerium of Strassburg turned against Flacius, he again published several books defending his position on the controverted questions, which resulted in his expulsion from the city.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

In 1560 the ministerium of Luebeck and the Senate of Hamburg confessionally accepted the Articles.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

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