ministration en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English ministracioun, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to minister + -ation.
Meanings
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(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.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:Bobby Castleton, who was cured of homosexuality on the Phil Donahue Show through the ministrations of Feona.
1987 February 1, Dan Page, “Seeing the Lite (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 15:Right in the middle of the remedies, along with other ministrations to the groin area, was listed the Viagra of the year 1000 - the yellow-flowered herb agrimony.
1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 126:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ministrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
pl troska (act of ministering) · de Pflege (act of ministering) · pdt Deenst (act of ministering) · ru богослуже́ние (act of ministering) · bg помощ (act of ministering) · de Dienst (act of ministering) · bg грижа (act of ministering) · eo ministerio (act of ministering) · tr hizmet (act of ministering) · ru слу́жба (act of ministering) · mi maimoatanga (act of ministering) · id kementerian (act of ministering) · pl staranie (act of ministering) · de Fürsorge (act of ministering)