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ministration

[min-uh-strey-shuh n]
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noun
  1. the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
  2. an instance of this.
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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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  • They are most kind in their ministrations to the sick and needy.

  • The minister was greatly beloved, and all attended his ministrations.

  • Yes; but the ministrations of the husbandman, the physician, and the builder have an end.

  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for ministrations

ministration

noun
  1. the act or an instance of serving or giving aid
  2. the act or an instance of ministering religiously
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Derived Formsministrative (ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv), adjective

Word Origin

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

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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