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ministration

[ min-uh-strey-shuh n ]
/ ˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
an instance of this.

RELATED WORDS

recognition, regard, treatment, spotlight, awareness, concern, duty, use, office, business, supply, assistance, work, account, benefit, maintenance, employment, utility, control, management

Nearby words

  1. ministerial,
  2. ministerialist,
  3. ministerium,
  4. ministrant,
  5. ministrate,
  6. ministrations,
  7. ministroke,
  8. ministry,
  9. minisub,
  10. minitower

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
Related formsmin·is·tra·tive, adjectivenon·min·is·tra·tion, nounun·min·is·tra·tive, adjective
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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 Formsministrative (ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv), adjective

Word Origin for ministration

C14: from Latin ministrātiō, from ministrāre to wait upon
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Word Origin and History for ministration

ministration

n.

mid-14c., "the action of ministering or serving," from Old French ministration or directly from Latin ministrationem (nominative ministratio), noun of action from past participle stem of ministrare "to serve" (see minister (v.)).

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