noun agency; instrumentality.
2. ministry ·noun the act of ministering; ministration; service.
3. ministry ·noun the body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
4. ministry ·noun administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of pitt.
5. ministry ·noun the office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.