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ministrations

min·is·tra·tion
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [min-uh-strey-shuh n]
    • /ˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃənz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [min-uh-strey-shuh n]
    • /ˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of ministrations word

  • noun ministrations the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc. 1
  • noun ministrations an instance of this. 1
  • noun ministrations Plural form of ministration. 1
  • noun plural ministrations A person's ministrations are the things they do to help or care for someone in a particular situation, especially someone who is weak or ill. 0
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Origin of ministrations

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English ministracioun < Latin ministrātiōn- (stem of ministrātiō) service, equivalent to ministrāt(us) (past participle of ministrāre to serve; see minister) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Ministrations

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ministrations

ministrations popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ministrations

noun ministrations

  • gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
  • service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
  • assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
  • subsidy — a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like.
All 193 Synonyms of ministrations

Antonyms for ministrations

noun ministrations

  • loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
  • penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
  • damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
All 65 Antonyms of ministrations

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