ministry
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++min·is·try /ˈmɪnəstri/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural ministries) 1 [countable]PG a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or health 〔政府的〕部ministry of the Ministry of Agriculture 农业部foreign/justice/finance etc ministry a Defence Ministry spokesman 国防部发言人2 the ministry RRCthe profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church 〔尤指基督教新教的〕神职，牧师职位 Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855. 他十三四岁皈依基督教，1855年当上牧师。3 [countable usually singular]RRC the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs 牧师[宗教人士]所做的工作 the ministry of Jesus 耶稣的传道工作Examples from the Corpus
ministry• They had to attempt ministry where people on both sides had already made up their minds about slavery.• A commitment to an authentic ministry of reconciliation is a radical one indeed.• Eleven ministries run 18 different subsidy schemes for everything from school lunches to milk.• Allen has been involved with Lutheran music ministry for more than 20 years.• With our livelihood coming from food service it is necessary to find a way to integrate our work with our ministry.• Thankfully, by and large, Baxter kept controversy out of his pulpit ministry.• At Borderway on Tuesday county auctioneers are meeting a senior ministry official, Richard Cowan, to discuss the problems.• Charges of withholding information from the public about the condition of banks and thrifts are not new to the ministry.• the Ministry of Agriculture• Having failed to make this distinction they are free to give their ministry calling a higher priority than their family.foreign/justice/finance etc ministry• Asbrink was a Finance Ministry official.• That opinion was based on an interview Viza had with a foreign ministry official.• In most central banks and finance ministries scepticism about the Tobin tax persists to this day.• In Tokyo and Paris finance ministries have stepped in to push through changes.• The example of state secretary Joël in the Reich Justice Ministry was typical.• The hard men at the finance ministry have promised to review the austerity measures at the end of this month.• Mining exports fell 1. 2 percent last month due to slower sales of copper and salt, the Finance Ministry said.Origin ministry (1300-1400) Latin ministerium, from minister; → MINISTER1min·is·try nounChineseSyllable
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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: