ministration

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ministration

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From Middle English ministracioun, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to minister + -ation.

noun ministrations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of ministering; an instance of providing aid, care, or assistance. Outside it resembled a brick barn, inside a marble palace, and its ministration overworked a vicar and two enthusiastic curates.

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noun act of ministering

DeutschDienst, Fürsorge, Pflege
Русскийбогослуже́ние bogoslužénije, слу́жба slúžba

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@misc{ministration_2026,
  title = {ministration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ministration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}