ministration

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of giving aid, care, or religious service

He recovered under the patient ministrations of the nurses.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of giving aid,... care aid help service assistance attention succor

Opposites

neglect

Word family

Related forms minister ministry ministerial administer

Etymology

From Latin ministrātiō 'service, attendance', from ministrāre 'to serve, attend', from minister 'servant', from minus 'less'.

ministrāre Latin minister Latin minus Latin

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# ministration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/

## Meanings
1. the act of giving aid, care, or religious service

## Examples
- He recovered under the patient ministrations of the nurses.

## Synonyms
- care
- aid
- help
- service
- assistance
- attention
- succor

## Antonyms
- neglect

## Related Forms
- minister
- ministry
- ministerial
- administer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ministrāre
- Root: minister
- Root: minus

## Etymology
From Latin ministrātiō 'service, attendance', from ministrāre 'to serve, attend', from minister 'servant', from minus 'less'.

## AI Etymology
Ministration comes from Latin ministrātiō 'service, attendance', from ministrāre 'to serve, attend', from minister 'servant', from minus 'less'. The etymological trail includes Latin ministrāre, Latin minister, Latin minus. The same word family includes minister, ministry, ministerial, administer. Its current noun use means "the act of giving aid, care, or religious service".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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