ministries
Meaning of ministries
plural noun
- (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister.
the Ministry of Defence
- the work or vocation of a minister of religion.
he is training for the ministry
- (in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister.
Gladstone's first ministry was outstanding
- 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.
- Languages in which ministries is used:
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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:
Meaning a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface:
Meaning a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group:
Meaning a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work:
Meaning the management of public affairs; government:
Meaning the holding of an office or the period during which one is held:
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