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Definition of ministry in English: ministrynounPlural ministries ˈmɪnɪstriˈmɪnəstri 1(in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister. （政府）部 国防部。 Example sentencesExamples - The reporters' expedition to the site was organised by the Iraqi information ministry to document what it called American war ‘crimes’.
- At the end of 2001, the provincial environment ministry issued four orders against the city of Hamilton for allowing discharges into the Red Hill Creek.
- Japan's transport ministry said today that it has been informed of a possible terrorist threat against the Yokota base, which serves as the headquarters for US forces in Japan.
- As chairman of the Cabinet of ministers the prime minister is ultimately held responsible by the press and the public for what happens in each ministry represented in his Cabinet.
- Iraq's interior ministry says that the American, a Sri Lanka and two Arab nationals were kidnapped from their office in western Baghdad today.
- The IGC appointed ministers to head the major ministries last summer, but never appointed a prime minister.
- Also coming out of the summit was a plan to reorganize government ministries, affecting 15 ministries and 156 associated departments.
- After each question, the prime minister directed questions concerning a certain ministry over to that particular minister to answer.
- He called on the scrap metal dealers to liaise with his ministry if they had any outstanding contracts that needed to be met.
- Since arriving in China on Monday, Nowak has met with vice minister-level officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Public Security.
- This country has a strange culture whereby Government departments and ministries puff out their chests, depending on how much public funds they spend.
- In short, the reforms were an effort to bring under scrutiny the activities of all Government ministries and departments through the supreme law making body of the country, Parliament.
- Those Ministers are a risk to them, so if the Minister of State Services and the Government can roll those ministries into a bigger department, then that is fine.
- In 1893 Austria's ministry of culture commissioned the artists Gustav Klimt and Franz Matsch to decorate the Great Hall of the University of Vienna.
- The document is the result of extensive consultation with government ministries and departments and other public and private sector organisations.
- During Zhu's term, the Chinese government abolished 61 separate ministries and departments and laid off more than 1.15 million officials.
- A National Policy Agency official on loan to the ministry, and a health ministry official on loan to the Cabinet Office will also take part, the officials said.
- The movement's leader was the only one who could elect the head of the parliamentary group, the Parliament itself, the heads of ministries, and the prime minister.
- The recommendations of these Parliaments have been tabled to the relevant Government ministries and departments for consideration.
- There will be three deputy prime ministers, and three new ministries will be created - state administration, sports and youth, and energy and energy resources.
Synonyms government department, department, bureau, agency, office 2usually in singular The work or vocation of a minister of religion. 牧师职责（或职务） he is training for the ministry 他正在接受培训做牧师。 Example sentencesExamples - I encountered Maritain in this his last book while studying for the Episcopal ministry in 1969.
- The church ministry is now divided according to different age groups and administered by the pastor and six deacons elected by the congregation.
- The chapters cover topics such as: worship, Bible versions, the ministry, elders and deacons, moaners and groaners, problems in the church, and revival.
- The essential apostolic office is that of the bishop, an office intimately associated with the person and ministry of Jesus Christ.
- In short, black women are important in the life of the church and in the ministry.
- Does a decline in the social status of the ministry as a profession weaken recruitment?
- We also discussed why Marian decided to train for the ministry, and her training so far.
- Love for God and neighbor, as lived out in the ministry of Jesus, specifies and constitutes freedom as Christians understand it.
- Fr. Dunne, since moving to Tinryland in 1989, became very well respected in the parish for his pastoral and caring ministry.
- Many times church leaders or pastors may say that a ministry's goal is to change lives.
- The office traces its origins to the New Testament church, where the ministry of Stephen and others is described in the Acts of the Apostles as their diaconia.
- And Vernon Presley, Elvis' dad said Elvis felt a call toward ministry.
- The antidote to this is for committed lay people, men and women, to be included in the ministry of the church.
- But the most important result is that, in a divided Church, ministry is not efficacious.
- He came to a personal faith in Jesus Christ in 1976 and has served in the Christian ministry for 23 years.
- Will Willimon is dean of the chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University.
- The story is that as Hays struggled over his choice of vocation, the ministry or politics, the church and politics fought over him.
- His entire Christian life and ministry revolved around visible churches.
- I think there are going to continue to be men and women called to ministry as God would call him.
- I've heard it argued that it shouldn't be easier for a priest to leave the active ministry than it is for laypeople to end their marriages.
Synonyms holy orders, the priesthood, the cloth, the church - 2.1 The period of tenure of a minister of religion.
牧师职责（或职务） a tablet in the church commemorates his ministry there Example sentencesExamples - In the decades that followed his death, out of the circle of 12 that had accompanied him during his three years of ministry, 10 would die a martyr's death.
- Periodically in my ministry, we have done worship planning with groups of lay people.
- It was there that he lived during the time of the ministry and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
- During the time of His ministry, Jesus Christ lived in northern Galilee, at Capernaum, a short distance north from Magdala along the shore of the sea.
Synonyms period of office, term (of office), administration, incumbency - 2.2 The spiritual work or service of a Christian or a group of Christians, especially evangelism.
（基督徒的）神职，宗教服务（尤指福音传道） a ministry of Christian healing 基督教信仰治疗的服务。 Example sentencesExamples - I was shocked to see that you consider yourself a Christian ministry.
- Selian is a health-care ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
- But no, there's no discussion whatsoever of moving Habitat away from being a Christian ministry.
- Fairbairn entered the ministry of the Evangelical Union in Scotland.
- I wonder if their passion for Christian ministry is being reframed by the instrumental, entrepreneurial drive of the business world.
- This article in the Belfast Telegraph gives a good example of what kind of people they are-protecting Ulster by intimidating a woman working for a Christian ministry.
- W.T.F. is an evangelical, Pentecostal ministry that believes in the full Bible, rightly divided.
- It is a Christian ministry, and all the counselors are expected to sign a statement of faith.
- Dr Long is also Executive Director of Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International, a North Carolina-based Christian training ministry.
- Others present awards to volunteers who are concluding service in a ministry.
- Oh, you can't really do that when you're in ministry.
- Next year will mark fifty years of evangelical ministry at the church.
- He then nominated his good friend, Billy Graham, to be field evangelist for the new ministry.
- He views this as a lay ministry of evangelism as Christian and Turks intermingle within the conflicts of war.
- He heads a creation ministry, the Christian Center for Science and Apologetics.
- He said: ‘The village needs a place of evangelical ministry and the Baptist Chapel is the place for that.’
- In 1996, I heard about a Christian ministry that was distributing a recording from Israel of some traditional Hebrew songs.
- Colenso continued his successful Zulu ministry, creating a schism that lasted until 1911.
- Care Net is a U.S.-based evangelical Christian ministry that was featured in a W5 / CTV documentary last year.
- Not too long ago I became involved with Drug-ARM, a Christian street evangelism ministry.
Synonyms teaching, preaching, evangelism
3(in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister. 一任首相的执政期 Gladstone's first ministry was outstanding Example sentencesExamples - After the death of Canning and the failure of the Goderich ministry, Wellington became prime minister in January 1828.
- In his first ministry from 1868 to 1874, Gladstone implemented many government reforms.
- Governments in the faction period were usually short-lived; a ministry which lasted 12 months had done well.
4rare mass noun The action of ministering to someone. 〈罕〉照料；服务 the soldiers were no less in need of his ministry 战士们同样少不了他的照料。 Example sentencesExamples - But in general, church ministry is ministry to people who need help desperately - not to people who work.
- I was impressed with the pastor, interested in the church's ministry to the poor, and cajoled by a daughter whose best friend was a member.
- Finally, he upheld patriarchy while delegating ministry and discipline even to women and children.
- But he also asked for help from the same people in the square to pray for him, to give him enough strength to continue in this ministry.
OriginMiddle English (in sense 2): from Latin ministerium, from minister (see minister). Definition of ministry in US English: ministrynounˈminəstrēˈmɪnəstri 1usually in singular The work or vocation of a minister of religion. 牧师职责（或职务） he is training for the ministry 他正在接受培训做牧师。 Example sentencesExamples - He came to a personal faith in Jesus Christ in 1976 and has served in the Christian ministry for 23 years.
- Love for God and neighbor, as lived out in the ministry of Jesus, specifies and constitutes freedom as Christians understand it.
- In short, black women are important in the life of the church and in the ministry.
- We also discussed why Marian decided to train for the ministry, and her training so far.
- Will Willimon is dean of the chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University.
- Many times church leaders or pastors may say that a ministry's goal is to change lives.
- I think there are going to continue to be men and women called to ministry as God would call him.
- His entire Christian life and ministry revolved around visible churches.
- I encountered Maritain in this his last book while studying for the Episcopal ministry in 1969.
- The church ministry is now divided according to different age groups and administered by the pastor and six deacons elected by the congregation.
- But the most important result is that, in a divided Church, ministry is not efficacious.
- The chapters cover topics such as: worship, Bible versions, the ministry, elders and deacons, moaners and groaners, problems in the church, and revival.
- And Vernon Presley, Elvis' dad said Elvis felt a call toward ministry.
- The story is that as Hays struggled over his choice of vocation, the ministry or politics, the church and politics fought over him.
- I've heard it argued that it shouldn't be easier for a priest to leave the active ministry than it is for laypeople to end their marriages.
- Does a decline in the social status of the ministry as a profession weaken recruitment?
- The office traces its origins to the New Testament church, where the ministry of Stephen and others is described in the Acts of the Apostles as their diaconia.
- The antidote to this is for committed lay people, men and women, to be included in the ministry of the church.
- Fr. Dunne, since moving to Tinryland in 1989, became very well respected in the parish for his pastoral and caring ministry.
- The essential apostolic office is that of the bishop, an office intimately associated with the person and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Synonyms holy orders, the priesthood, the cloth, the church - 1.1 The period of tenure of a minister of religion.
牧师职责（或职务） Example sentencesExamples - During the time of His ministry, Jesus Christ lived in northern Galilee, at Capernaum, a short distance north from Magdala along the shore of the sea.
- It was there that he lived during the time of the ministry and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
- In the decades that followed his death, out of the circle of 12 that had accompanied him during his three years of ministry, 10 would die a martyr's death.
- Periodically in my ministry, we have done worship planning with groups of lay people.
Synonyms period of office, term, term of office, administration, incumbency - 1.2 The spiritual work or service of any Christian or a group of Christians, especially evangelism.
（基督徒的）神职，宗教服务（尤指福音传道） a ministry of Christian healing 基督教信仰治疗的服务。 Example sentencesExamples - He heads a creation ministry, the Christian Center for Science and Apologetics.
- Colenso continued his successful Zulu ministry, creating a schism that lasted until 1911.
- Fairbairn entered the ministry of the Evangelical Union in Scotland.
- Dr Long is also Executive Director of Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International, a North Carolina-based Christian training ministry.
- Oh, you can't really do that when you're in ministry.
- He said: ‘The village needs a place of evangelical ministry and the Baptist Chapel is the place for that.’
- He views this as a lay ministry of evangelism as Christian and Turks intermingle within the conflicts of war.
- W.T.F. is an evangelical, Pentecostal ministry that believes in the full Bible, rightly divided.
- I wonder if their passion for Christian ministry is being reframed by the instrumental, entrepreneurial drive of the business world.
- Care Net is a U.S.-based evangelical Christian ministry that was featured in a W5 / CTV documentary last year.
- Not too long ago I became involved with Drug-ARM, a Christian street evangelism ministry.
- But no, there's no discussion whatsoever of moving Habitat away from being a Christian ministry.
- Next year will mark fifty years of evangelical ministry at the church.
- Selian is a health-care ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
- He then nominated his good friend, Billy Graham, to be field evangelist for the new ministry.
- In 1996, I heard about a Christian ministry that was distributing a recording from Israel of some traditional Hebrew songs.
- I was shocked to see that you consider yourself a Christian ministry.
- Others present awards to volunteers who are concluding service in a ministry.
- This article in the Belfast Telegraph gives a good example of what kind of people they are-protecting Ulster by intimidating a woman working for a Christian ministry.
- It is a Christian ministry, and all the counselors are expected to sign a statement of faith.
Synonyms teaching, preaching, evangelism
2(in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister of state. （政府）部 the Ministry of Agriculture Example sentencesExamples - The reporters' expedition to the site was organised by the Iraqi information ministry to document what it called American war ‘crimes’.
- Japan's transport ministry said today that it has been informed of a possible terrorist threat against the Yokota base, which serves as the headquarters for US forces in Japan.
- Those Ministers are a risk to them, so if the Minister of State Services and the Government can roll those ministries into a bigger department, then that is fine.
- Also coming out of the summit was a plan to reorganize government ministries, affecting 15 ministries and 156 associated departments.
- A National Policy Agency official on loan to the ministry, and a health ministry official on loan to the Cabinet Office will also take part, the officials said.
- He called on the scrap metal dealers to liaise with his ministry if they had any outstanding contracts that needed to be met.
- During Zhu's term, the Chinese government abolished 61 separate ministries and departments and laid off more than 1.15 million officials.
- At the end of 2001, the provincial environment ministry issued four orders against the city of Hamilton for allowing discharges into the Red Hill Creek.
- In short, the reforms were an effort to bring under scrutiny the activities of all Government ministries and departments through the supreme law making body of the country, Parliament.
- After each question, the prime minister directed questions concerning a certain ministry over to that particular minister to answer.
- Since arriving in China on Monday, Nowak has met with vice minister-level officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Public Security.
- The recommendations of these Parliaments have been tabled to the relevant Government ministries and departments for consideration.
- Iraq's interior ministry says that the American, a Sri Lanka and two Arab nationals were kidnapped from their office in western Baghdad today.
- The document is the result of extensive consultation with government ministries and departments and other public and private sector organisations.
- This country has a strange culture whereby Government departments and ministries puff out their chests, depending on how much public funds they spend.
- There will be three deputy prime ministers, and three new ministries will be created - state administration, sports and youth, and energy and energy resources.
- As chairman of the Cabinet of ministers the prime minister is ultimately held responsible by the press and the public for what happens in each ministry represented in his Cabinet.
- In 1893 Austria's ministry of culture commissioned the artists Gustav Klimt and Franz Matsch to decorate the Great Hall of the University of Vienna.
- The IGC appointed ministers to head the major ministries last summer, but never appointed a prime minister.
- The movement's leader was the only one who could elect the head of the parliamentary group, the Parliament itself, the heads of ministries, and the prime minister.
Synonyms government department, department, bureau, agency, office 3(in certain countries) a period of government under one prime minister. 一任首相的执政期 Gladstone's first ministry was outstanding Example sentencesExamples - After the death of Canning and the failure of the Goderich ministry, Wellington became prime minister in January 1828.
- In his first ministry from 1868 to 1874, Gladstone implemented many government reforms.
- Governments in the faction period were usually short-lived; a ministry which lasted 12 months had done well.
4rare The action of ministering to someone. 〈罕〉照料；服务 the soldiers were no less in need of his ministry 战士们同样少不了他的照料。 Example sentencesExamples - I was impressed with the pastor, interested in the church's ministry to the poor, and cajoled by a daughter whose best friend was a member.
- Finally, he upheld patriarchy while delegating ministry and discipline even to women and children.
- But he also asked for help from the same people in the square to pray for him, to give him enough strength to continue in this ministry.
- But in general, church ministry is ministry to people who need help desperately - not to people who work.
OriginMiddle English (in ministry (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin ministerium, from minister (see minister). |