ministries

Meaning of ministries

plural noun
  1. (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister.
    the Ministry of Defence
  2. the work or vocation of a minister of religion.
    he is training for the ministry
  3. (in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister.
    Gladstone's first ministry was outstanding
  4. the action of ministering to someone.
    the soldiers were no less in need of his ministry

Middle English (in ministry (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin ministerium, from minister (see minister).

Information about ministries

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of ministries is: ministry.
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Hyphenation of ministries

min-istries

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • ministries is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

ministries synonyms

Meaning a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity:

department

Meaning a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface:

bureau

Meaning a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group:

agency

Meaning a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work:

office

Meaning the management of public affairs; government:

administration

Meaning the holding of an office or the period during which one is held:

incumbency

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