the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
2.
an instance of this.
Origin
1300-50;Middle Englishministracioun < Latinministrātiōn- (stem of ministrātiō) service, equivalent to ministrāt(us) (past participle of ministrāre to serve; see minister) + -iōn--ion
Related forms
ministrative, adjective
nonministration, noun
unministrative, adjective
Examples from the web for ministration
It has made available field consultation on the various phases of personnel ad-ministration.
It is a uniquely naïve tribute to mutual ministration.
British Dictionary definitions for ministration
ministration
/ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of serving or giving aid
2.
the act or an instance of ministering religiously
Derived Forms
ministrative (ˈmɪnɪstrətɪv) adjective
Word Origin
C14: from Latin ministrātiō, from ministrāre to wait upon
Word Origin and History for ministration
n.
mid-14c., "the action of ministering or serving," from Old French ministration or directly from Latin ministrationem (nominative ministratio), noun of action from past participle stem of ministrare "to serve" (see minister (v.)).