ministry

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
  2. noun building where the business of a government department is transacted
  3. noun a government department under the direction of a minister

Etymology

From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y.

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