What does "ministry" mean?
Ministry: Hence: Agency; instrumentality. The ordinary ministry of second causes. Atterbury. The wicked ministry of arms. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
- 3.The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
- 4.Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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