See Also: ministry(dictionary)
ministry(dictionary)
Ministry of Defence, the(dictionary)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food(dictionary)

ministry (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ministerium, from minister; MINISTER1]
[C] a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or health
ministry of
::the Ministry of Agriculture
foreign/justice/finance etc ministry
::a Defence Ministry spokesman
the ministry
the profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant church
::Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855.
[C usually singular] the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs
::the ministry of Jesus