MINISTRATION

relief, succor, succour, ministration

(noun) assistance in time of difficulty; “the contributions provided some relief for the victims”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ministration (countable and uncountable, plural ministrations)

The act of ministering.

Source: Wiktionary


Min`is*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. ministratio, fr. ministrare.]

Definition: The act of ministering; service; ministry. "The days of his ministration." Luke i. 23.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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