min‧i‧stra‧tions /ˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃ
ənz, ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ
ənz/
noun [plural] formal the giving of help to people who are ill or who need the help of a priest:
Despite the ministrations of the surgeon poor Lucy died on the 22 July. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲