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   Min·is·tra·tion

   /ˌminəˈstrāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the provision of assistance or care: formal, humorous "the kitchen was made spotless by the ministrations of a cleaning lady"
   • 2. the services of a minister of religion or of a religious institution: "the ministrations of Father Martin"
   • ▪ the action of administering the sacrament: "the celebration and ministration of the sacraments"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin ministratio(n-), from ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister (see minister).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ministrant noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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