ministry
min‧is‧try W2 AC /ˈmɪnəstri, ˈmɪnɪstri/
noun (plural ministries)1. [countable] a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or health
ministry of
the Ministry of Agriculture
foreign/justice/finance etc ministry
a Defence Ministry spokesman
2. the ministry the profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church:
Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855.
3. [countable usually singular] the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs:
the ministry of Jesus
min‧is‧try W2 AC /ˈmɪnəstri, ˈmɪnɪstri/
noun (plural ministries)1. [countable] a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or healthministry of
foreign/justice/finance etc ministry
2. the ministry the profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church:
3. [countable usually singular] the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs: