ministration

[ min-uh-strey-shuhn ]

/ ˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.

an instance of this.

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Origin of ministration

1300–50; Middle English ministracioun<Latin ministrātiōn- (stem of ministrātiō) service, equivalent to ministrāt(us) (past participle of ministrāre to serve; see minister) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM ministration

min·is·tra·tive, adjectivenon·min·is·tra·tion, nounun·min·is·tra·tive, adjective

Words nearby ministration

minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, minister without portfolio, ministrant, ministrate, ministration, ministroke, ministry, minisub, minitower, minitrack

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How to use ministration in a sentence

A stunning interruption occurs, involving designer Paul Toben’s lighting and the ministrations of a housekeeper not identified in the program.
A harrowing hostage story is told with stunning subtlety in Broadway’s ‘Dana H.’||October 18, 2021|Washington Post
He never will tell you that the "ministration of the spirit" by "the laying on of hands," is done away by God's appointment.
The Kingdom of God, Part 1|Orson Pratt
The novelty of this sort of ministration was in itself sufficient to lift a weary and discouraged spirit.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
The Sinai law was the “ministration of death” written on stone.
The Arena|Various

For if the ministration of condemnation is glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
One continually sees the ministration of the temporary outlasting the ministration of the eternal.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for ministration

ministration

/ (ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of serving or giving aid

the act or an instance of ministering religiously

Derived forms of ministration

ministrative (ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv), adjective

Word Origin for ministration

C14: from Latin ministrātiō, from ministrāre to wait upon

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