Meanings
plural ministrations
- countableuncountableThe act of ministering; an instance of providing aid, care, or assistance.
Bobby Castleton, who was cured of homosexuality on the Phil Donahue Show through the ministrations of Feona.
1987 February 1, Dan Page, “Seeing the Lite (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 152 more examples
Outside it resembled a brick barn, inside a marble palace, and its ministration overworked a vicar and two enthusiastic curates.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLCRight in the middle of the remedies, along with other ministrations to the groin area, was listed the Viagra of the year 1000 - the yellow-flowered herb agrimony.
1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 126
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinministrātio
- Old Frenchministracïon
- Middle Englishministracioun
- Englishministration
From Middle English ministracioun, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to minister + -ation.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian помощ, грижа
- помощ (pomošt)act of ministering
- грижа (griža)act of ministering
Esperanto ministerio
- ministerioact of ministering
German Dienst, Fürsorge
- Dienstact of ministering
- Fürsorgeact of ministering
- Pflegeact of ministering
Indonesian kementerian
- kementerianact of ministering
Māori maimoatanga
- maimoatangaact of ministering
Polish troska, staranie
- troskaact of ministering
- staranieact of ministering
Russian богослуже́ние, слу́жба
- богослуже́ние (bogoslužénije)act of ministering
- слу́жба (slúžba)act of ministering
Turkish hizmet
- hizmetact of ministering
Cite this entry
ministration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministration
“ministration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ministration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministration.
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