ministry
ministry is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Hence: Agency; instrumentality. The ordinary ministry of second causes. Atterbury. The wicked ministry of arms. Dryden.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is hence: Agency; instrumentality. The ordinary ministry of second causes. Atterbury. The wicked ministry of arms. Dryden called?
- What is the office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession called?
- What is the body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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