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MINISTRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assistance in time of difficulty
Example:
the contributions provided some relief for the victims
Synonyms:
ministration; relief; succor; succour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ministration" is a kind of...):
aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ministration"):
comfort; consolation; solace (the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction)
mercy (alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed)
Derivation:
minister (attend to the wants and needs of others)
