ministration
Americannoun
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the act or an instance of serving or giving aid
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the act or an instance of ministering religiously
Other Word Forms
- ministrative adjective
- nonministration noun
- unministrative adjective
Etymology
Origin of ministration
1300–50; Middle English ministracioun < Latin ministrātiōn- (stem of ministrātiō ) service, equivalent to ministrāt ( us ) (past participle of ministrāre to serve; minister ) + -iōn- -ion
Vocabulary lists containing ministration
Example Sentences
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Each session was part ministration, part duel, part dance.
From New York Times • May 21, 2021
A hand seems to move above it, as if in ministration or blessing.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2020
But how hard she worked at that one thing, and with what steely ministration!
From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019
While Amir's Garden would have long ago withered without Sabo's near dozen years of relentless ministration, she's quick to say that "this is not about me; this is about Amir, this place. I'm a baby-sitter."
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2015
Fern whimpered at my every ministration, but Mattie didn’t say a word.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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