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1. (n.) minister
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
2. minister
a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at mass.
3. minister
a person appointed to some high office of state, esp. to that of head of an administrative department.
4. minister
a diplomatic representative, usu. ranking below an ambassador.
5. minister
a person acting as the agent or instrument of another.
6. (v.i.) minister
to perform the functions of a religious minister.
7. minister
to give service, care, or aid:
to minister to the hungry.
Etymology: (1250–1300; (n.) ME (< OF menistre) < L minister servant =minis-, var. of minus a lesser amount (see minor ) +-ter n. suffix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
2. (noun) minister, government minister
a person appointed to a high office in the government
"Minister of Finance"
3. (noun) minister, diplomatic minister
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
4. (verb) minister
the job of a head of a government department
5. (verb) minister
attend to the wants and needs of others
"I have to minister to my mother all the time"
6. (verb) minister
work as a minister
"She is ministering in an old parish"
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1. (noun) minister
a high-ranking member of a government
the British Foreign Minister; the Minister of Culture
2. minister
a religious leader in some Protestant churches
a conversation with her minister
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) minister
a servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument
2. (noun) minister
an officer of justice
3. (noun) minister
one to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs
4. (noun) minister
a representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business
5. (noun) minister
one who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments
6. (noun) minister
to furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer
7. (verb) minister
to act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular
8. (verb) minister
to supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies
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Sense: a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church
He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.
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 Afrikaans: dominee |
 Arabic: كاهِن |
 Bulgarian: свещеник |
 Brazilian: ministro |
 Czech: pastor |
 German: der Geistliche |
 Danish: præst |
 Greek: κληρικός |
 Spanish: pastor |
 Estonian: (kiriku)õpetaja, jutlusta |
 Farsi: کشیش |
 Finnish: pappi |
 French: pasteur |
 Hebrew: כּוֹמֶר |
 Hindi: मंत्री |
 Croatian: svećenik, poslanik |
 Hungarian: lelkész, lelkipásztor |
 Indonesian: pendeta |
 Icelandic: klerkur, prestur |
 Italian: pastore, ministro del cul |
 Japanese: 牧師 |
 Korean: 성직자 |
 Lithuanian: dvasininkas, pastorius |
 Latvian: mācītājs |
 Malay: pendeta |
 Dutch: dominee |
 Norwegian: prest |
 Polish: pastor |
 Persian: کشیش |
 Pashto: كشيش |
 Portuguese: clérigo |
 Romanian: pastor |
 Russian: священник |
 Slovak: pastor |
 Slovenian: duhovnik |
 Serbian: sveštenik |
 Swedish: präst |
 Thai: พระผู้สอนศาสนา (ในศาสนาคร |
 Turkish: papaz, rahip |
 Taiwanese: 牧師 |
 Ukrainian: священик |
 Urdu: گرجا کا ایک عہدہ دار |
 Vietnamese: mục sư |
 Chinese: 牧师 |
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