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

Derived Forms

• ministrative, adjective

Other Words From

• minis·trative adjective
• nonmin·is·tration noun
• un·minis·trative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ministration¹

1300–50; Middle English ministracioun < Latin ministrātiōn- (stem of ministrātiō ) service, equivalent to ministrāt ( us ) (past participle of ministrāre to serve; minister ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ministration¹

C14: from Latin ministrātiō, from ministrāre to wait upon

Example Sentences

Fern whimpered at my every ministration, but Mattie didn’t say a word.

From Literature

Each session was part ministration, part duel, part dance.

From New York Times

A hand seems to move above it, as if in ministration or blessing.

From New York Times

His group has about 100 retired ministers who have volunteered to man telephones around the clock, ready to give the ritual ministration of death from the Book of Common Prayer.

From Reuters

But how hard she worked at that one thing, and with what steely ministration!

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• accessibility
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• advantage
• assistance
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