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Minister
ˈmɪnɪstə
Minister definitions
noun
minister
ministers
- (in certain countries) a head of a government department
"the Defence Minister"
member of the government political leader cabinet minister secretary of state secretary undersecretary department head privy counsellor politician - a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches
"a minister of the Lutheran church"
clergyman clergywoman cleric ecclesiastic pastor vicar rector priest parson father man/woman of the cloth man/woman of God churchman churchwoman- the superior of some religious orders
- a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country
- a person or thing used to achieve or convey something
"the Angels are ministers of the Divine Will"
verb
minister
ministered
ministering
ministers
- attend to the needs of (someone)
"her doctor was busy ministering to the injured"
tend care for take care of look after nurse treat attend to see to administer to help assist succour- provide (something necessary or helpful)
"the story was able to minister true consolation"
- act as a minister of religion
"will these women be permitted to minister as priests?"
- administer (a sacrament)
"bishops in England were faced with a loss of priests to minister the sacraments"