ministry
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Sense: The functions of the clergy
Synonyms:
pastoral care, preaching, exhortation, administration of the sacraments, prayer Collocations, spiritual leadership, service Collocations, care Collocations, counsel Collocations
Sense: The clergy
Synonyms:
the cloth, clergymen, ecclesiastics, clerics, the clerical order, priesthood, the pulpit, clericals, prelacy, vicarage, the desk, clergy, priests
Sense: A department of state
Synonyms:
bureau Collocations, administrative agency, executive branch, department Collocations, branch of government, office Collocations, service Collocations