Another word for ministry

The functions of the clergy

• pastoral care

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• preaching

  1. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

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  1. The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

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• exhortation

  1. A plea, sermon, etc. that exhorts
  2. A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.
  3. The act or an instance of exhorting.

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  1. A plea, sermon, etc. that exhorts
  2. A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.
  3. The act or an instance of exhorting.

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• administration of the sacraments

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• prayer

  1. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving:
  2. The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship:
  3. In some religions, a devotional service consisting chiefly of prayers

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  1. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving:
  2. The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship:
  3. In some religions, a devotional service consisting chiefly of prayers

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• spiritual leadership

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• service

  1. A department or branch of a hospital staff that provides specified patient care:
  2. A religious rite or formal ceremony:
  3. An answering service.

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  1. A department or branch of a hospital staff that provides specified patient care:
  2. A religious rite or formal ceremony:
  3. An answering service.

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The clergy

• the cloth

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• clergymen

  1. Plural form of clergyman

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  1. Plural form of clergyman

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• ecclesiastics

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• clerics

  1. Plural form of cleric

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  1. Plural form of cleric

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• the clerical order

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• priesthood

  1. The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
  2. The clergy.

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  1. The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
  2. The clergy.

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• the pulpit

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• clericals

  1. Plural form of clerical

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  1. Plural form of clerical

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• prelacy

  1. Prelates considered as a group.
  2. Prelates collectively
  3. Church government administrated by prelates.

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  1. Prelates considered as a group.
  2. Prelates collectively
  3. Church government administrated by prelates.

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• vicarage

  1. The benefice or salary of a vicar
  2. The benefice, duties or office of a vicar
  3. The position or duties of a vicar

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  1. The benefice or salary of a vicar
  2. The benefice, duties or office of a vicar
  3. The position or duties of a vicar

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• the desk

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• clergy

  1. The body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders.
  2. Persons ordained for religious service; ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., collectively

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  1. The body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders.
  2. Persons ordained for religious service; ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., collectively

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A department of state

• bureau

  1. An office, usually of a large organization, that is responsible for a specific duty:
  2. A government department or a subdivision of a department.
  3. A business that offers information of a specified kind:

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  1. An office, usually of a large organization, that is responsible for a specific duty:
  2. A government department or a subdivision of a department.
  3. A business that offers information of a specified kind:

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• administrative agency

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• executive-branch

  1. The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws

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  1. The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws

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