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Meaning of 'minister'
Meaning of 'minister' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Minister 
[ n.]
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of
inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument. [ n.]- An officer of justice.
- One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs.
- A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business.
- 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.
- To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
2. Minister [ v. i.]
- To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend
and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular. [ v. i.]- To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies.
Meaning of 'minister' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. minister [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
Example in sentence:
- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
Meaning (2):
- a person appointed to a high office in the government
- a person appointed to a high office in the government
Example in sentence:
- Minister of Finance
2. minister [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- attend to the wants and needs of others
- attend to the wants and needs of others
Example in sentence:
- I have to minister to my mother all the time
Meaning (4):
- work as a minister
- work as a minister
Example in sentence:
- She is ministering in an old parish
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