ministration

[ min-uh-strey-shuhn ]

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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

Other words from ministration

min·is·tra·tive, adjective
non·min·is·tra·tion, noun
un·min·is·tra·tive, adjective

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How to use ministration in a sentence

Finally the epithet of "deathless" gets some explanation, stemming from Golovan's fearless ministrations during a plague.
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There is a sub-theme in The Accursed of medical history and its bizarre fads and ministrations.
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Would her ministrations to the military be taken differently if she was older, grayer and a little less shapely?
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Beauty The constant attention of the world requires the ministrations of her beauty elves: Deborah Mitchell Bee Venom facials.
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Clergymen, as you are aware, dear madam, are constantly exposed to these annoyances in the course of their ministrations.
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There lay the callow brood marked out by Nature and man, for her ministrations.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
He was followed to the homes of poverty, and sick folk were visited, that the nature of his ministrations might be searched out.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas Inman
It is evident that she has traveled this country over, and her ministrations have also extended to the old world.
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The jeweler submitted only to the ministrations of Don Tiburcio, and even to them with marked distrust.
The Reign of Greed | Jose Rizal

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

Origin of ministration

C14: from Latin ministrātiō, from ministrāre to wait upon

Derived forms of ministration

ministrative (ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv), adjective

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