单词 | the ministry of the word |
释义 | > as lemmasthe ministry of the word a. The action or an act of religious ministration; the spiritual work or service of a minister, priest, etc. (frequently in the ministry of the word). Occasionally: spec. the administration of the sacraments. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > [noun] > a service > kind of ministrya1225 a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 7 (MED) Sume læted wel of hem seluen, ȝif hie bieð of heiȝe kenne, oðer ȝif he bie of heiȝe menstre. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Coloss. iv. 17 Se the mynisterie that thou hast takun of the Lord, that thou fulfille it. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 405 Seynte Petyr ordeynede ij bischoppes other ij. helperes..to fullefille the ministery off pristes to the peple. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 32 (MED) It semiþ þat God enioniþ to doctors and dekunis þe minstri of presthed and of dekunhed. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Svpper of the Lorde f. cxxj The Priest that shal execute the holy ministery, shall put vpon hym the vesture appoincted for that ministracion. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 602 In the Baptime, the outward ministerie or mysticall washing doth regenerate. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Acts vi. 4 But we wil be instant in praier and the ministerie of the word. 1612 T. Wilson Christian Dict. To Prophesie sig[nifieth]..to bee present at the publicke ministry, and partake in the Doctrine thereof. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 48 The heavenly ministery of the Evangel. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 149 This high Temple to frequent With Ministeries due and solemn Rites. View more context for this quotation 1705 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts (ed. 3) i. xi. 133 Whereas the other Apostles chose this or that Province as the main Sphere of their Ministry, St. Paul over-ran as it were the whole Roman Empire. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. i. 377 Individuals, who..find benefit or consolation from their [sc. ecclesiastics'] spiritual ministry and assistance. View more context for this quotation 1821 J. Bunting in R. Treffry Mem. J. Benson (1840) 344 His ministry was scriptural; not metaphysically subtile, nor modishly sentimental. 1868 W. B. Marriott (title) The origin and gradual development of the dress of holy ministry in the Church. 1887 Bible (Revised Version) Acts vi. 4 But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word. 1910 Catholic Encycl. VII. 643/1 Leaving no time for those works of the active ministry which in themselves he much preferred. 1927 Abp. R. Davidson Addr. Convoc. 29 Mar. in Church Times 1 Apr. 392/1 Right Reverend and Reverend Brothers in the Sacred Ministry of Word and Sacrament. 1987 Lancaster Guardian 2 Oct. 8/8 An annual Eucharist to celebrate the ministry of women was held last Friday at Lancaster Priory. < as lemmas |
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