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  • noun Plural form of ministery.

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Examples

  • The church network grows thicker with events like the weekly Wed. night spagetti dinners for only $3 per family and the Christmas play and the music programs and dance programs and all the other "ministeries" The growing network draws people into church membership when they see the value of moral and religious instruction for their children along with the excellent activities.

    Zelophehad's Daughters 2009

  • Obviously economies of scale, and the fact that UK ministeries and the UK civil service would simply become English would mean that the per capita expense would be much smaller than that for Scotland.

    A Parliament for England? Take Part in the Poll 2006

  • Ministerial is a word which applies only to Ministers, not ministeries, and therefore, while "excellence in ministry" could apply to, say, a congregation's care for homeless teens in its neighborhood, "Ministerial Excellence" applies to the work of The Minister.

    Proposed topics Christine Robinson 2008

  • Remember, in this government, the Sunni have only three “ministeries” and none of them involve security.

    Think Progress » Bush Dismisses Generals’ Concerns: ‘I Hear People Say, Well, Civil War This, Civil War That’ 2006

  • That kind of trust was specifically brought about by the activities of my friends when they were in the ministeries of vice-premiers and all the structures that were part of the Ukrainian government.

    What's Happening in Ukraine 2003

  • Dave is Ryan's pastor in the Malibu Vineyard, and Kenneth Copeland, the famed co-founder and president of Kenneth Copeland ministeries, a long time friend of Pat Boone.

    CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2002 2002

  • Dave is Ryan's pastor in the Malibu Vineyard, and Kenneth Copeland, the famed co-founder and president of Kenneth Copeland ministeries, a long time friend of Pat Boone.

    CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2002 2002

  • Members suggested many of the submissions be forwarded to the relevant ministeries and departments for further study.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2001

  • The spokesman confirmed there was initial miscommunication between the two ministeries over the status of the visit.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • It provides, among other things, for exchanging information on legal issues, and organisational experiences of the countries 'justice ministeries.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

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