Definitions for ministry
ˈmɪn ə strimin·istry

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ministrynoun

   religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)

2. ministrynoun

   building where the business of a government department is transacted

3. ministrynoun

   a government department under the direction of a minister

4. ministrynoun

   the work of a minister of religion

   "he is studying for the ministry"

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1. ministrynoun

   Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy

   She works for the ministry of finance.

2. ministrynoun

   The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)

   The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked the form a new one in accordance with the election results

3. ministrynoun

   A ministration

4. ministrynoun

   The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Ministrynoun

   the act of ministering; ministration; service

   Etymology: [L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]

2. Ministrynoun

   agency; instrumentality

   Etymology: [L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]

3. Ministrynoun

   the office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession

   Etymology: [L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]

4. Ministrynoun

   the body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body

   Etymology: [L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]

5. Ministrynoun

   administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt

   Etymology: [L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]

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1. Ministry

   Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a new wave - synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs and touring as part of the Lollapalooza festival. After 27 years of performing, Jourgensen decided to end the band in 2008, and since then stated that a reunion would never happen. However, on August 7, 2011, a reunion was announced, when Ministry confirmed that they will play one of their first shows in 4 years at the Wacken Open Air festival in August 2012. Ministry released a new album, titled Relapse, on March 23, 2012, which was followed by a world tour.

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1. ministry

   Song lyrics by ministry -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ministry on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ministry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2063

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ministry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3518

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ministry' in Nouns Frequency: #845

How to pronounce ministry?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ministry in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ministry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ministry in a Sentence

1. Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko:

   Japanese companies should not come to actual harm. Basically, this is something we'd like to have the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deal with.

2. Deputy Oil Minister Rokneddin Javadi:

   Under the present circumstances, the government and the Oil Ministry have not issued any policy or plan to the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) towards halting the increase in the production and exports of oil, currently, Iran's crude oil exports, excluding gas condensates, have reached 2 million barrels per day (bpd).

3. Noboru Hagino:

   Health ministry officials are too slow.

4. Lewis Baldwin:

   Democratic Socialist was in favor of women being ordained to the ministry, democratic Socialist was far ahead of most men of Democratic Socialist time.

5. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov:

   The Finance Ministry does not propose (the fund) investing in the precious metals, though one could think and consider this, my point of view is that gold might well be present when investing reserve money.

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