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ministration

[ min-uh-strey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
  2. an instance of this.


ministration

/ ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən; ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of serving or giving aid
  2. the act or an instance of ministering religiously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ministrative, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i·ٰt adjective
  • ԴDzm··ٰtDz noun
  • un·i·ٰt adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ministration1

1300–50; Middle English ministracioun < Latin Ծٰپō- (stem of Ծٰپō ) service, equivalent to Ծٰ ( us ) (past participle of Ծٰ to serve; minister ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ministration1

C14: from Latin Ծٰپō, from Ծٰ to wait upon
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Regardless of their energetic ministrations, both she and Hoult are unconvincing.

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His performance is garish but there’s something about him that just wears you down over the course of two hours — one must simply submit to his comedic ministrations.

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Others were falsely told they had tested positive for HIV/Aids and that, thanks to Joshua's ministrations, they had now become virus-free.

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When a sick boy gets worse under her priestly ministrations, Mama Efe’s trusted standing becomes even more precarious.

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Patoff’s intrusive ministrations have him gaslighting and tormenting his targets in ways that can’t be justified under even the most brutal rubric of corporate efficiency.

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