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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary min·is·tra·tion DATE 14th century : the act or process of ministering English Etymology ministration mid-14c., "the action of ministering or serving," from L.ministrationem (nom. ministratio), from ministrare "to serve" (see minister). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged min·is·tra·tion \ˌminəˈstrāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English ministracioun, from Latin ministration-, ministratio, from ministratus (past participle of ministrare to serve, dish up) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the action of giving aid, service, or comfort < under the tender ministrations of this fair sister of mercy, the young warrior revived — Cedomilj Mijatovic > 2. : the action of ministering in religious matters : ministry 2 < all the baptized were to come under the disciplinary ministrations of the Church — K.S.Latourette > < worshiping … under the ministrations of a missionary — American Anthropologist > |
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