ministration

[min-uh-strey-shuh n]

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noun

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

an instance of this.

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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Related Words for ministration

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

Examples from the Web for ministration

Historical Examples of ministration

His most eloquent teaching was his ministration to the wants and the sufferings of the wretched.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
Euthyphro explains that he means by pious acts, acts of service or ministration.
Euthyphro
Plato
"Thank you," Champney said quietly when the priest had finished his ministration.
Flamsted quarries
Mary E. Waller
After this ministration to Buddha they suddenly disappeared.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
Fa-Hsien
The Sinai law was the “ministration of death” written on stone.
The Arena
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ministration

ministration

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

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.)).