Definition of: ministry

(min′is·trē) noun plural ·tries
1. The body of officials in charge of the administration of the departments of a government. In the United States it is selected by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is called the Cabinet.
2. An executive department of government.
3. Ministers of the gospel collectively, or their office.
4. The act of ministering, or the state or office of a minister; ministration; service. [<L ministerium]