the ministryRRCthe profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church 〔尤指基督教新教的〕神职，牧师职位 Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855. 他十三四岁皈依基督教，1855年当上牧师。
entered the ministry• He was born in Coleraine in 1863 and entered the Ministry in 1885.• He entered the Ministry in 1862 and exercised a very popular ministry.• He entered the Ministry in 1888.
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