ministry
- IPA[ˈmɪnɪstri]
英式
- (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister；the work or vocation of a minister of religion
noun: ministry, plural noun: ministries
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名詞
- 1. (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister the Ministry of Defence 同義詞
- 2. the work or vocation of a minister of religion he is training for the ministry 同義詞
- ▪ the period of tenure of a minister of religion a tablet in the church commemorates his ministry there
- ▪ the spiritual work or service of a Christian or a group of Christians, especially evangelism a ministry of Christian healing 同義詞
- 3. (in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister Gladstone's first ministry was outstanding 同義詞
- 4. rare the action of ministering to someone the soldiers were no less in need of his ministry
- (in many countries) a government department headed by a minister in charge of relations with ... the Finnish Foreign Ministry
Oxford Dictionary
- a group of clergy of incumbent status who minister jointly to several parishes under the ...
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈminəstrē]
美式
- the work or vocation of a minister of religion: he is training for the ministry
Oxford American Dictionary
