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Definitions for Minister
[1] a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
[2] a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at Mass.
[3] a person appointed by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, especially to that of head of an administrative department: the minister of finance.
[4] a diplomatic representative accredited by one government to another and ranking next below an ambassador. Compare envoy1(def 1) .
[5] a person acting as the agent or instrument of another.
[6] to administer or apply: to minister the last rites.
[7] Archaic . to furnish; supply.
[8] to perform the functions of a religious minister.
[9] to give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants or necessities.: to minister to the needs of the hungry.
[10] to contribute, as to comfort or happiness.
[11] (esp in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy
[12] a person appointed to head a government department
[13] any diplomatic agent accredited to a foreign government or head of state
[14] short for minister plenipotentiary or envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary See envoy 1 (def. 1)
[15] Also called (in full): minister resident a diplomat ranking after an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
[16] a person who attends to the needs of others, esp in religious matters
[17] a person who acts as the agent or servant of a person or thing
[18] (intr often foll by to ) to attend to the needs (of); take care (of)
[19] (tr) archaic to provide; supply
Words related to Minister
bishop, pastor, diplomat, executive, official, envoy, administrator, aide, delegate, secretary, vicar, confessor, curate, preacher, abbot, rector, dean, divine, ecclesiastic, chaplain
Words nearby Minister
miniseries, minish, miniski, miniskirt, ministate, minister, minister of state, minister of the crown, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, minister without portfolio
Origin of Minister
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English ministre, minister (< Old French ministre ) < Latin minister servant, equivalent to minis- (variant of minus a lesser amount; akin to minor minor) + -ter noun suffix; replacing Middle English menistre < Old French < Latin, as above; (v.) Middle English ministren < Old French ministrer < Latin ministrāre to act as a servant, attend, derivative of minister
Words that may be confused with Minister
clergy, cleric, imam, minister, pastor, priest, rabbi
Other words from Minister
pre·min·is·ter , verb (used without object)
sub·min·is·ter , noun
un·der·min·is·ter , noun
un·min·is·tered , adjective
Word origin for Minister
C13: via Old French from Latin: servant; related to minus less
Synonyms for Minister
bishop, pastor, abbot, archbishop, archdeacon, chaplain, clergy, cleric, clerk, confessor, curate, deacon, dean, diocesan, divine, ecclesiastic, lecturer, missionary, monk, parson, preacher, prelate, priest, rector, reverend, shepherd, vicar, clergyperson, clerical, pulpiteer