Synonyms of ministry

ministry

noun

ˈmi-nə-strē 

1

as in instrumentality

something used to achieve an end

I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instrumentality
• means
• instrument
• vehicle
• agent
• agency
• organ
• machinery
• power
• factor
• mechanism
• tool
• incentive
• influence
• medium
• ingredient
• impetus
• catalyst
• weapon
• driver
• reason
• cause
• determinant
• stimulus
• generator
• inspiration
• executor
• expedient
• mover
• occasion
• animator
• instigation
• instigator
• launcher
• antecedent
• activator
• trigger
• energizer
• subagency
• subagent

2

as in clergy

the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church

the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clergy
• church
• spirituality
• episcopate
• priesthood
• cloth
• hierarchy
• first estate
• spiritualty
• presbytery
• diaconate
• clerkship
• monkhood

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laity

Examples of ministry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 1,500 people have been killed in Lebanon since September 16, when Israel stepped up its campaign against Hezbollah, according to a CNN tally of Lebanese health ministry statements. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024

Israel has pummeled Lebanon with an unprecedented airstrike campaign, killing over 1,400 people, injuring nearly 7,500 others and displacing more than a million people from their homes, according to the Lebanese health ministry. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024

But many of those killed are believed to be civilians, according to the health ministry which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians. —Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

Ishiba will reportedly discuss plans to launch a new disaster management ministry in the earthquake and flood-prone country, as well as stressing the importance of nuclear energy. —Afp, Fortune Asia, 3 Oct. 2024