ministration

[min-uh-strey-shuh n]

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 ministrations

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 ministrations

Contemporary Examples of ministrations

There is a sub-theme in The Accursed of medical history and its bizarre fads and ministrations.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates
Jane Ciabattari
March 19, 2013
Would her ministrations to the military be taken differently if she was older, grayer and a little less shapely?
Petraeus Affair Stereotypes: The General, The Flirt And The Harlot
Robin Givhan
November 15, 2012
Beauty The constant attention of the world requires the ministrations of her beauty elves: Deborah Mitchell Bee Venom facials.
The $163,000 Question: What Does It Cost To Be Kate?
Tom Sykes
October 16, 2012

Historical Examples of ministrations

They are most kind in their ministrations to the sick and needy.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
The minister was greatly beloved, and all attended his ministrations.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects
Hugh Miller
Yes; but the ministrations of the husbandman, the physician, and the builder have an end.
Euthyphro
Plato
Then, becoming conscious of her ministrations, "Angel of goodness!"
Love-at-Arms
Raphael Sabatini
Shorty trembled like a captured rabbit when Maria first began her ministrations.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)
John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for ministrations

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 ministrations

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.)).