ministry
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min·is·try
(mĭn'ĭ-strē) 
n., pl., -tries.
n., pl., -tries.
- The act of serving; ministration.
- One that serves as a means; an instrumentality.
- The profession, duties, and services of a minister.
- The Christian clergy.
- The period of service of a minister.
- A governmental department presided over by a minister.
- The building in which such a department is housed.
- The duties, functions, or term of a governmental minister.
- often Ministry Governmental ministers considered as a group.
[Middle English ministerie, from Old French ministere, from Latin ministerium, from minister, servant.]
ministry, in religion, term used to designate the clergy of Protestant churches, particularly those who repudiate the claims of apostolic succession. The ceremony by which the candidate receives the office of a minister is called ordination. Protestant ordination, unlike holy orders in the Roman Catholic Church, is not a sacrament. The Reformation doctrine of the "priesthood of all believers" underlies the inclination of many Protestant bodies to reduce the distinction between ministry and laity. In certain Protestant groups, e.g., the Plymouth Brethren, the ordination of ministers is dispensed with altogether. The Society of Friends (Quakers) ordains but makes little practical distinction between ministers and laity. Lutheranism and Presbyterianism invest the office with great dignity. Methodism (in the United States but not in Great Britain) has an episcopal form of church organization but one quite unlike the episcopacy of the Church of England. Fundamental to most Protestant groups is the belief that the soul can go to God without the need of priestly mediation. Hence the function of the ministry is interpreted strictly as one of assistance to the religious life through preaching, the administration of sacraments, and counseling.
Bibliography
See H. R. Niebuhr and D. D. Williams, ed., The Ministry in Historical Perspective (1956); R. S. Paul, Ministry (1965); D. D. Hall, The Faithful Shepherd (1972).
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categories related to 'ministry'
- Governmental Bodies and Institutions - ministry: department of government
- Individuals and Titles - ministry: all ministers of a specific religion
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Ministry
Ministry may refer to:
- Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
- Albanian ministries
- Canadian ministries
- The Ministry, also known as the Aireacht, the cabinet of the government established by the revolutionary Irish Republic of 1919–1922
- Ministry (government department), a department of a government
In music and entertainment:
- Mac Minister an American rapper currently incarcerated for murder charges.
- Ministry (band), an industrial metal band
- Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling faction
- Ministry of Sound, a nightclub in London
Ministry of Communication, a marketing agency in Albania
In religion:
- Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith
- Minister (Christianity), particularly ordained ministry
- Ordination, resulting in "ordained ministry" or simply "the ministry"
- Ministry of Jesus
- Ministry (magazine), a magazine for pastors published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
In fiction:
- Ministry of Magic, in the Harry Potter series
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Ministry
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ministerium, ministeriebygning, præstekald, præsteembede
Nederlands (Dutch)
ministerie, ministerschap, ambt van dominee, geestelijkheid
Français (French)
n. - (GB, Pol) ministère, (Relig) ministère, (Pol) mandat ministériel, gouvernement
Deutsch (German)
n. - Ministerium, Regierung(szeit), geistliches Amt
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπουργείο, κυβέρνηση, υπουργικό συμβούλιο, (θρησκ.) ο κλήρος, το ιερατείο, διακονία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - ministério (m), clero (m) (Ecles.)
Русский (Russian)
министерство, кабинет министров, срок пребывания у власти кабинета или министра, духовенство
Español (Spanish)
n. - ministerio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ministär, departement, ministertid, prästämbete
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
部, 服务, 内阁
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 部, 服務, 內閣
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성직자직, 장관직, (정부의)~부
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 省, 内閣, 牧師, 大臣の職, 牧師の職務
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) وزارة, كهنوتيه, كهانه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משרד ממשלתי, כהונת שר, מקצוע הכומר, כמורה, שירות, הספקה
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