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Showing words for MINISTER using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Minister

interims, minister, misinter

7 Letter Words for Minister

entiris, entrism, interim, miniest, minster, minters, mintier, miriest, mistier, remints, rimiest, termini

6 Letter Words for Minister

enmist, estrin, imines, inerts, insert, insite, inters, intime, intire, mentis, merist, merits, miners, minier, minter, mirins, mister, miters, mitier, niters, remint, remits, seniti, sinter, smiter, smriti, sterin, stimie, strine, termin, timers, tinier, tinies, triens, trines

5 Letter Words for Minister

emirs, emits, entsi, ermit, imine, inerm, inert, inset, instr, inter, intis, items, iters, meins, meint, meris, merit, metis, miens, miner, mines, minie, minis, mints, mires, mirin, miser, miter, mites, mitis, mster, mtier, neist, nerts, niris, nisei, niter, reins, reist, remit, rents, resin, resit, retin, riems, rimes, rines, rinse, risen, rites, senit, senti, serin, sient, siren, smite, snirt, snite, stein, steri, stern, stime, stine, stire, temin, terms, terns, tiens, tiers, timer, times, tines, tires, tries, trims, trine, trins, tsine

4 Letter Words for Minister

emir, emit, entr, erin, eris, erns, erst, imit, init, inst, inti, intr, ires, iris, isnt, item, iter, mein, mens, ment, meri, mest, mets, mien, mine, mini, mins, mint, mire, miri, mirs, mist, mite, nest, neti, nets, nies, nims, nisi, nist, nits, reim, rein, reit, rems, rent, rest, rets, riem, ries, rime, rims, rine, rins, rise, rist, rite, rits, seir, seit, semi, sent, sert, sien, sier, sime, simi, sine, sire, siri, site, siti, smir, snit, stem, sten, ster, stie, stim, stir, stre, tems, tens, term, tern, tien, tier, ties, time, tine, tins, tire, tres, trie, trim, trin

3 Letter Words for Minister

eir, ems, ens, ern, ers, ert, esm, esr, est, imi, ins, int, ire, irs, ise, ism, isn, ist, its, mei, men, mer, mes, met, min, mir, mis, mit, mri, mrs, mst, mtn, mts, nei, net, nie, nim, nis, nit, rei, rem, res, rie, rim, rin, rit, rms, rte, rti, sei, sem, sen, ser, set, sie, sim, sin, sir, sit, sri, stm, str, tem, ten, ter, tes, tie, tim, tin, tis, tri, trm, trs, tsi

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